56 research outputs found
Risk of lymph node metastases in multifocal papillary thyroid cancer associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Thérapies stratégiques et développement des activités socialisantes chez le douloureux chronique au Centre d’Evaluation et de Traitement de la Douleur
Hearing Conservation Program for Marching Band Members: A Risk for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss?
The Effects of Stretching Exercises During Rehearsals on String Students’ Self-Reported Perceptions of Discomfort
Associations between music and health-related outcomes in adult non-musicians, amateur musicians and professional musicians – results from a nationwide Danish study
The audiological health of horn players
Among orchestral musicians, horn players are one of the most at-risk groups for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). To investigate this group further, pure tone audiometry and a 14-item questionnaire were used to assess the hearing health, as well as attitudes and practices regarding hearing conservation, among 142 French horn players attending an international horn conference in Brisbane, Australia. Of this study's French horn players, 11.1% to 22.2%, and 17.7% to 32.9% of those aged 40years, showed some form of hearing loss (corrected for age and gender) typical of NIHL, using conservative versus lenient criteria, respectively. Stepwise multiple regression analyses showed no obvious predictor of hearing loss in this study's participants. Of the 18% of participants who reported using hearing protection, 81% used this protection sometimes and 50% used generic, foam, or other inferior forms of protection. Continued efforts to better manage the hearing health of horn players is warranted particularly as any hearing loss will affect a horn player's ability to perform and therefore his or her livelihood. Managing the hearing health of horn players will be challenging, however, with no simple predictor of NIHL loss being identified in this study's sample
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