Tinnitus, Anxiety, Depression and Substance Abuse in Rock Musicians a Norwegian Survey.

Objective: Rock musicians are known to have an increased prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus. The aims of the present study were to examine the distribution of anxiety and depression symptoms among rock musicians with or without tinnitus and how these mental health indicators and internal locus of control influenced upon their tinnitus symptom concerns and the degree to which the tinnitus affected their lives.

Design: The study was a questionnairebased cross-sectional survey of subjects selected from a cohort of rock musicians.

Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in rock musicians.

Objective: Our focus in this study was the assessment of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) in a large group of rock musicians. A further objective was to analyse tinnitus among rock musicians as related to TEOAEs.

Design: The study was a cross-sectional survey of rock musicians selected at random.

Hearing loss and tinnitus in rock musicians: A Norwegian survey.

Our focus in this study was to assess hearing thresholds and the prevalence and characteristics of tinnitus in a large group of rock musicians based in Norway. A further objective was to assess related factors such as exposure, instrument category, and the preventive effect of hearing protection. The study was a cross-sectional survey of rock musicians selected at random from a defined cohort of musicians.

[Rock music and hearing disorders].

Background: Continued exposition to loud noise is a well-known risk factor for development of various hearing disorders; rock musicians are especially vulnerable. The aim of this paper was to get an overview of hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis among rock musicians.

Material And Method: Medline was systematically searched, using combinations of the terms "hearing", "rock music", "tinnitus" and "hyperacusis".