Effects of Cardiovascular Health Factors and Personal Listening Behaviors on Hearing Sensitivity in College-Aged students.

Objectives: This study examined the association between pure tone hearing sensitivity and music listening behaviors among traditional college-aged students and sought to determine factors that mediate hearing sensitivity, including health and fitness levels, gender, and personal listening device (PLD) use.

Methods: A convenience sample of college students (N = 182; 133 females, 49 males, mean age = 19.8 ± 1.

College students' personal listening device usage and knowledge.

Objective: To determine the usage and knowledge of safe limits on personal listening devices (PLD) among college students.

Design: First, information on health history was collected. Second, microphone in real ear techniques determined eardrum to free-field correction factors.

Music listening behavior, health, hearing and otoacoustic emission levels.

This study examined the relationship between hearing levels, otoacoustic emission levels and listening habits related to the use of personal listening devices (PLDs) in adults with varying health-related fitness. Duration of PLD use was estimated and volume level was directly measured. Biomarkers of health-related fitness were co-factored into the analyses.