Hábitos auditivos em jovens de uma instituição de ensino de São Paulo

Abstract

Young people are increasingly exposed to sounds at high intensity and so often, these habits are harmful to hearing. This has been a frequent subject in recent studies and that worries due to the severity of the findings. This research aims to understand the listening habits of young people. Methodology: The sample was composed by 102 adolescents from a public school in the state of São Paulo that answered a questionnaire about the listening habits of young people. The questionnaire was directed to students. The data were analyzed descriptively in values of percent (%). Results: It was observed that most of the pupils (41,82%) uses its portable sound (EPS) from times that ranged from 30 minutes to 1 hour; in relation to intensity, they classified as high and very high (34.68%), 53.04% attend clubs, concerts, rehearsals of school samba although 83.64% think that it is important to reduce noise, only 42.84% would use hearing protectors in places with noise. Conclusion: Most young people are using their portable equipment in sound intensity above the recommended by international standards for the prevention of hearing loss due to exposure to sound, whether occupational or leisure. The data show that they are exposed in this noisy world without any health-care hearing. The results show the need for programs that aware these young people to preserve their hearing