Health Condition 1: H833- Noise effects on inner ear
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: personal listening device abstinence: from Baseline to End of study at 6 months
Control Intervention1: Not Applicable: Not Application
Sponsors
Government Institute of Medical Sciences Greater Noida
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Students enrolled in any course of medical, nursing, paramedical in GIMS Greater Noida -Students aged between 18 30 years -Students willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Students having hearing loss due to any pre-existing ear disease or trauma -Students with conductive hearing loss. -Students having history of ototoxic medication usage (e.g., gentamicin, chemotherapy). -The student having middle ear disease and retrocochlear disease will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -To estimate the occurrence of noise-induced hearing loss amongst students of a medical college in north India. -To identify the association of personal listening device usage habits and presence of noise-induced hearing loss. -To evaluate the reversibility of noise-induced hearing loss six months after cessation of noise exposure among students previously affected by hearing loss.Timepoint: From Baseline to end of study at 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To implement and evaluate the effectiveness of Behaviour Change intervention in promoting personal listening device abstinence among students diagnosed with noise-induced hearing loss.Timepoint: from baseline to end of Study | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Kushagra Varshney
Government Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed