Incidence of Tinnitus Amongst Teenagers and Young Adults mp3 Users

Faculdade de Medicina de Valenca

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tinnitus

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01187251

tinnitus and mp3 players

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the incidence of tinnitus between mp3 users and non-users, aged between 15 and 30 years old. 100 patients will be recruited in Valença secondary schools. High frequency audiometry and otoacoustic emissions will be performed.Tinnitus patients will complete the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory questionnaire.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 15 to 30 years old
• A-n tympanogram

Exclusion criteria

• muscular tinnitus
• vascular tinnitus
• somatosensorial tinnitus
• concomitant TMJ disorders
• external and middle ear diseases
• professional or recreative exposure to other noise sources other than mp3 players

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1 - mp3 users

Description:

Subjects who have been using mp3 players for at least 1 hour per day for at least 1 year

Group 2 - mp3 non-users

Description:

Subjects who does not listen regularly to mp3 music