Comparison of Right and Left Ear Hearing of Violinists With Audiological Tests
Journal Title: Yeni Yuzyil Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2022, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Aim: The violin, which can produce high-intensity musical sounds, transmits more sound due to its proximity to the left ear, especially the way it is held. To determine with audiological tests whether this situation creates a significant hearing difference between both ears and to monitor if there is hearing loss and prevent it in a timely manner. Material and Methods: In this study, the male and female individuals between the ages of 18-55 violinists who have been playing violin for many years, a graduate of the Conservatory of music, music/noise-exposed by exercising every day, and also control group of 25 subjects that have nothing to do was included. An audiological evaluation was performed by pure sound audiometry, high-frequency audiometry, auto-acoustic emission, and tympanometry tests for all individuals in both working and control groups. Results: In our study, data in violinist and control groups were compared separately according to gender, right and left ear. 9kHz high frequency in all left ear (p=0.001, p<0.01), 10000Hz (p=0,018, p<0.05), 11200Hz (p=0,006, p<0.01), 12500Hz (P=0.002, p<0.01), 14000Hz (p=0,050), p<0.05) and 16000Hz (p=0,010, p<0.01) in the study and control groups, there were significant differences in the measurements. In all left ear High-Frequency 9kHz, 10kHz, 11.2kHz, 12.5kHz, 14kHz, and 16kHz measurements, it was understood that the working Group’s average was higher than the control group’s average. Conclusion: Significantly lower values were observed in the violinist participants’ left ear high-frequency thresholds compared to the same ear thresholds of the control group. Compared to the left ear thresholds of the control group, lower values of the left ear airway 4kHz threshold, estimated to be due to music sound, were observed. In the comparison of the right-left ear of the violinists, a weaker threshold was recorded in the left ear than in the right at high-frequency 14kHz. Therefore, it is thought that it is necessary to look at high-frequency audiometry thresholds and standard audiometry to determine the risk of early hearing loss in musicians.
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Özlem SALUR, Nebi Mustafa GÜMÜŞ
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- EP ID EP713812
- DOI https://doi.org/10.46629/JMS.2022.97
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