Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in Screening for Early Stages of High-frequency Hearing Loss in Adolescents.

Objective: Adolescents may be at risk of noise-induced hearing loss due to recreational sound. The aim of this study was to examine the role of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in screening for early stages of high-frequency loss such as can be observed in noise-induced hearing loss.

Setting And Design: This cross-sectional study was embedded within Generation R, an ongoing prospective birth cohort study in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Risk Factors For Hearing Decline From Childhood To Early Adolescence.

Objective: To identify risk factors of hearing decline between 9 and 13 years of age. The risk factors examined included sociodemographic, health, and lifestyle-related factors.

Methods: This study was embedded within a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal life onwards in the Netherlands.

The association of sociodemographic factors and risk behavior with unsafe use of personal listening devices in adolescents.

Many young people are potentially at risk of noise-induced hearing loss due to unsafe use of personal listening devices. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association of sociodemographic factors and risk behavior with unsafe use of personal listening devices in adolescents to identify a target group for prevention. A smartphone application was developed to objectively measure music listening habits among 314 adolescents with a mean age of 13 years and 7 months (SD ±5 months).

Objective Measurement of Listening Device Use and Its Relation to Hearing Acuity.

Objectives: To examine whether adolescents exceed recommended noise exposure limits when using personal listening devices (PLDs) and to investigate the relationship between objectively measured PLD use and hearing thresholds.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: This study was embedded within an ongoing prospective birth cohort study in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

A 4-year follow-up study of hearing acuity in a large population-based cohort of children and adolescents.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of hearing loss among 13 year old adolescents, and to examine the change in prevalence between ages 9 and 13 years.

Methods: This study was embedded within Generation R, a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal life onwards in the Netherlands. Pure-tone thresholds were obtained at 0.

A smartphone application to objectively monitor music listening habits in adolescents : Personal listening device usage and the accuracy of self-reported listening habits.

Background: Listening to music through personal listening devices (PLDs) has become more prevalent during last decades. The aim of this study was to evaluate music listening habits through PLDs in adolescents with a smartphone application, and to assess the accuracy of self-reported listening habits.

Methods: This study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a population-based prospective birth cohort in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.