Abstract: WHO data shows 360 million people live with hearing loss and nearly 32 million of them are adolescents. Hearing loss and deafness in Indonesia are ranked 4th in the world and are among the highest in Southeast Asia. Hearing loss at a young age can lead to disability and reduce quality of life. Hearing loss that afflicts adolescents is associated with a modern lifestyle equipped with sophisticated technology, one of which is related to the behavior of using hearing instruments for a long time. This research objective is to provide information about the behavior of hearing tools usage and hearing disorders in PSSKPD students of the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University 2020. This research is an observational descriptive study with cross sectional method. Sampling in this study used consecutive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria in the population. Overall research respondents numbered 30 people. Characteristic the behavior of hearing tools usage in PSSKPD students of the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University in 2020, namely the type of hearing tools is dominated by earbud canal phones (66.7%), the duration of using the device is in the range of >2 years (86.7%), with an intensity >2 hours at a time (83.3%), volume >60% (66.7%), and spending 6-7 days/week using hearing tools (53.3%). As for the description of hearing disorders, the majority of respondents did not experience hearing disorders, but it was found that 2 (6.7%) of the total respondents had been diagnosed with sensorineural deafness. The usage of hearing tools is predominantly in the form of earbud canal phones, the duration of using the device is in the range of >2 years, the intensity is >2 hours at one time, the volume is >60%, and it spends 6-7 days/week using the hearing tools. The majority of respondents did not experience hearing disorders.
Keywords: Behavior; Hearing tools; Hearing disorders.
Title: CHARACTERISTIC BEHAVIOR OF HEARING TOOLS USAGE AND HEARING DISORDERS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS BACHELOR PROGRAM OF MEDICINE AND DOCTOR PROFESSION FACULTY OF MEDICINE UDAYANA UNIVERSITY 2020
Author: Ahmad Farkhan Bin Ahmad Rashdi, I Made Wiranadha, I Ketut Suanda, I Dewa Gede Arta Eka Putra
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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