SynthesisBMJ global health2022
Prevalence and global estimates of unsafe listening practices in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Disparities in Hearing Screening Practices in Minnesota Elementary Schools.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Synaptic zinc plasticity shapes adaptive and maladaptive cortical plasticity following cochlear injury.Science advances · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Evaluation of Otoacoustic Emissions as a Screening Tool for High-Frequency Hearing Loss in Adolescents.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Annual noise exposure among Malaysian young adults.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
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- Genomic and Epigenomic Advances in Hearing Loss: Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnostics, and Emerging Therapies.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- A Prospective Assessment of Hearing Threshold Variability in Personal Listening Device Users.Cureus · 2026Article
- Cochlear synaptic vulnerability scales with pathological noise intensity in a noise-induced hearing loss model.Genes & genomics · 2026Article
- Metabolic Reprogramming Bridges Environmental Exposure and Tinnitus Severity: Evidence from AI-Driven Serum Multiomics.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- The impact of hearing loss on annual incident age-associated dementia cases and quality of life in the United States.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Article
- Identification of sensorineural hearing loss subtypes using unsupervised machine learning and assessment of their replicability.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Screening for age-related hearing loss in general practice: feasibility, diagnostic Value, and subsequent care pathways-a pilot study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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- Gut Resistome and Hearing Loss in Young Adults: A Preliminary Study on the Interplay Between Microbial Resistance and Auditory Health.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Longitudinal Insights into Sensorineural and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Adolescents Aged 13-18 Years.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of unsafe listening practices from exposure to personal listening devices (PLDs) and loud entertainment venues in individuals aged 12-34 years, and to estimate the number of young people who could be at risk of hearing loss from unsafe listening worldwide.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of unsafe listening practices from PLDs and loud entertainment venues. We searched three databases for peer-reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2021 that reported unsafe listening practices in individuals aged 12-34 years. Pooled prevalence estimates (95% CI) of exposed populations were calculated using random effects models or ascertained from the systematic review. The number of young people who could be at risk of hearing loss worldwide was estimated from the estimated global population aged 12-34 years, and best estimates of exposure to unsafe listening ascertained from this review.
resultsThirty-three studies (corresponding to data from 35 records and 19 046 individuals) were included; 17 and 18 records focused on PLD use and loud entertainment venues, respectively. The pooled prevalence estimate of exposure to unsafe listening from PLDs was 23.81% (95% CI 18.99% to 29.42%). There was limited certainty (p>0.50) in our pooled prevalence estimate for loud entertainment venues. Thus, we fitted a model as a function of intensity thresholds and exposure duration to identify the prevalence estimate as 48.20%. The global estimated number of young people who could be at risk of hearing loss from exposure to unsafe listening practices ranged from 0.67 to 1.35 billion.
conclusionsUnsafe listening practices are highly prevalent worldwide and may place over 1 billion young people at risk of hearing loss. There is an urgent need to prioritise policy focused on safe listening. The World Health Organization provides comprehensive materials to aid in policy development and implementation.
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