By Uzma S. Akhtar, Zahra Habibi, Michelle Hendrickson, Hannah Johnson, and Valeriy Shafiro

This article is a part of the November/December 2024, Volume 36, Number 6, Audiology Today issue.

Background

The prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss is expected to rise with the increased use of personal listening devices. Dillard et al (2022) estimated that, globally, more than one billion adolescents and young adults may be at risk for developing noise-induced hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss is typically associated with harmful occupational or recreational noise exposure that can manifest as hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis, and difficulty understanding speech in challenging situations (Sheppard et al, 2020). 

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