An Exploratory Study of Peripheral Vestibular System in Users of Personal Listening Devices.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The widespread use of mobile phones and personal listening devices (PLDs) poses potential health risks, particularly noise-induced hearing loss. Among younger generations, high-volume PLD use is associated with auditory and vestibular system changes. Clinical vestibular testing, including vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) and the video head impulse test (vHIT), may reveal peripheral vestibular impacts from prolonged PLD exposure at volumes over 60%. This study examines VEMP and vHIT results in individuals with normal hearing who have had extended high-volume PLD exposure. Subjects and.

Methods

A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on individuals aged 15-24 years. All the participants had normal pure tone thresholds with "A" ty

SUBMITTER: Dessai TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11824530 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature