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Volume 27, Issue 135, May 2023

The relation between most common hearing problems and use of headphones among high school students in Saudi Arabia

Hosam Amoodi¹, Sultana Kadasa², Yara Alraddadi³, Abdulaziz Alrasheed⁴, Lulwah Alkhuraisi⁵, Khaled Alomari⁶, Safia Alshangiti⁷, Khames T Alzahrani⁸

¹MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Jeddah University, Jeddah, SAU, Saudi Arabia Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, SAU, Saudi Arabia
²Medical Student, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
³Medical Student, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁴Medical Student, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁵Medical Student, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
⁶General Practitioner, MOH Home Health Care, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁷Medical Student, Princess Nora University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁸BDS, PGD in Endo, Saudi Board of Endodontic SR, King Faisal Specialist Hospital &Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Excessive noise levels can harm the human ear. Tinnitus, hearing loss and hyperacusis can all be brought on by noise, which can come from a range of work and recreational sources. Our aim in this paper to assess most common hearing problems among high school students used headphones in Saudi Arabia. Methodology: An observational-study population consisted of high school students in Saudi Arabia in both genders. Sampling in our study included students aged 14-18 years old who use headphones and are currently in high-school educational level in Saudi Arabia. The pre-structured questionnaire with multiple choice questions was used to collect data from the participants after taking their consent. An analysis was done by using Excel and SPSS software. Results: There were 1703 participants in the investigation, of which 81.3 percent of them were women and 18.7 percent were men. 53.6 percent of participants were between the ages of 17 to 19. Twenty-three percent of individuals experience tinnitus when wearing headphones. 14 people (0.8%) had very high-risk scores for hearing issues, 9% had high risk, 38.5% had medium risk, 44.8% had moderate risk and 6.9% had very low risk. Conclusion: In accordance with the findings of our research, it appears that Saudi Arabian high school students' usage of headphones and the most prevalent hearing issues are rather strongly correlated. Further study is necessary owing to the higher hearing loss score among headphone users in order to implement treatments and develop ways to improve students' knowledge and attitude regarding the usage of personal listening devices.

Keywords: Hearing problems, Saudi Arabia, Headphones, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Hearing Loss