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Personal Listening Devices and Hearing Health: The Who, What, When, and Wear, presented in partnership with Seminars in Hearing

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1.  Where does listening occur most often?
  1. Gym
  2. Around the house
  3. Exercising outdoors
  4. Leisure time at home
2.  What factors influence the risk posed by PLD exposure?
  1. Listening duration, transducer type.
  2. Listening volume, transducer type.
  3. Listening volume, music genre.
  4. Listening volume, listening duration.
3.  What percentage of participants in the current study were classified as having PLD exposure that could be considered, at least, high risk?
  1. 6%
  2. 9%
  3. 15%
  4. 85%
4.  The two environments accounting for the greatest percentage of total listening durations were:
  1. Commuting, Exercising Outdoors.
  2. Gym, Working in a busy environment.
  3. Leisure time at home, Working in a quiet environment.
  4. Leisure time at home, commuting.
5.  Which of the following is NOT a true statement? The current study showed that listening volumes:
  1. Were higher for males than females.
  2. Were lowest for participants aged over 50 years.
  3. Were higher for young adults (20-29 years) than teenagers (15-19 years).
  4. Were the same for adults aged 40-49 years and 15-19 years
6.  In the current study, what were the proportions of participants reporting: i) feeling they have a HL; ii) having ever experienced tinnitus?
  1. i) 41%; ii) 29%
  2. i) 41%; ii) 71%
  3. i) 59%; ii) 29%
  4. i) 59%; ii) 71%
7.  Which of the following statements is TRUE about the relationship between self-reported hearing loss and PLD risk status?
  1. There were significant differences between Low, High, and Very high risk PLD users.
  2. Participants in high risk groups reported significantly higher incidence of tinnitus than the low risk group.
  3. Self-rated hearing ability was significantly related to PLD risk status.
  4. The low risk group reported significantly fewer speech perception difficulties than the high, and the very high risk groups.
8.  Based on these results, who should be the target of messages promoting safe PLD listening?
  1. Males
  2. Teenagers
  3. Earbud users
  4. None of the above groups are specifically at-risk
9.  What are the implications for hearing health professionals?
  1. Promoting healthy listening habits.
  2. Consider PLD listening environments.
  3. Consider other sources of exposure.
  4. All of the above.
10.  Listening environment volumes were highest:
  1. Going to sleep
  2. Working in a quiet environment
  3. Commuting
  4. Exercising at the gym

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