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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52852/tcncyh.v197i12.4217
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Vol. 197 No. 12 (2025)
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Trung, T. H., Quang, P. P., Đức, H. M., Tuấn, Đỗ T., & Tùng, L. Đình. (2025). The relationship between earphones usage and hearing threshold through pure tone audiometry among medical students of Hanoi Medical University. Journal of Medical Research, 197(12), 758-766. https://doi.org/10.52852/tcncyh.v197i12.4217

The relationship between earphones usage and hearing threshold through pure tone audiometry among medical students of Hanoi Medical University

Tran Huu Trung, Pham Phu Quang, Ha Minh Duc, Do Thanh Tuan, Le Dinh Tung

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With the immersion of advanced technology, hearing loss has become increasingly common among young people, especially when personal listening devices have become essential and easily accessible. This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between earphones usage and hearing thresholds among 69 medical students at Hanoi Medical University by air conduction pure-tone audiometry from January to October, 2023. The result illustrated a statistically significant difference in hearing thresholds between the two ears, with the right ear showing lower average thresholds compared to the left ear at most frequencies ranging from 125 Hz to 4000 Hz (p < 0.01). However, the results did not provide clear evidence of the effect of earphones usage time on the hearing thresholds of both ears at the tested frequencies. Nevertheless, the potential long-term impact on hearing over time cannot be excluded.

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Earphones, listening habits, pure tone audiometry, hearing threshold

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