Proceedings of the 54th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering

PILOT STUDY OF OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION BASED HEARING ASSESSMENT OF CLASSICAL MUSICIANS

Published in 25/09/2025 - ISBN: 978-65-272-1573-8

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Paper Title
PILOT STUDY OF OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION BASED HEARING ASSESSMENT OF CLASSICAL MUSICIANS
Authors
  • Stephen Dance
  • Ruben Vazquez Amos
Modality
Onsite-Oral
Subject area
14.2. Noise and Health
Publishing Date
25/09/2025
Country of Publishing
Brazil | Brasil
Language of Publishing
en-US
Paper Page
https://www.even3.com.br/anais/international-congress-exposition-noise-control-engineering/1058811-pilot-study-of-otoacoustic-emission-based-hearing-assessment-of-classical-musicians
ISBN
978-65-272-1573-8
Keywords
otoacoustics, musicians, hearing
Summary
A long-term collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music has allowed exploratory hearing assessment techniques to be trialled. Since the introduction of the UK’s Control of Noise at Work Regulations research has been undertaken to establish the hearing acuity of more than 6000 students. Initially standard pure tone audiometric screening was used for all enrolling students, but since 2021 this has been supplemented with otoacoustic emission-based hearing assessment, n=995. This approach assesses outer hair cell function, and hence can be used to estimate hearing damage at the earliest possible stage using Hearing Coach firmware/software on Path Medical instrumentation. Repeat results showed that otoacoustic emissions had excellent consistency between assessments, n=8 compared to pure tone audiometry.
Title of the Event
Inter-Noise 2025
City of the Event
São Paulo
Title of the Proceedings of the event
Proceedings of the 54th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering
Name of the Publisher
Even3
Means of Dissemination
Meio Digital

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DANCE, Stephen; AMOS, Ruben Vazquez. PILOT STUDY OF OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION BASED HEARING ASSESSMENT OF CLASSICAL MUSICIANS.. In: Proceedings of the 54th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering. Anais...Sao Paulo(SP) WTC Events Center, 2025. Available in: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/international-congress-exposition-noise-control-engineering/1058811-PILOT-STUDY-OF-OTOACOUSTIC-EMISSION-BASED-HEARING-ASSESSMENT-OF-CLASSICAL-MUSICIANS. Access in: 25/05/2026

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