dc.contributor.author |
Swanepoel, De Wet
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dc.contributor.author |
Hall, James Wilbur
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dc.date.accessioned |
2010-05-28T11:18:07Z |
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dc.date.available |
2010-05-28T11:18:07Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010-04 |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVES: To determine (i) noise exposure levels of spectators at a FIFA 2010 designated training stadium during a premier soccer league match; and (ii) changes in auditory functioning
after the match.
METHODS: This was a one-group pretest–post-test design of football spectators attending a premier soccer league match at a designated FIFA 2010 training stadium in Gauteng, South Africa.
Individual spectator noise exposure for the duration of the football match and post-match changes in hearing thresholds were measured with pure-tone audiometry, and cochlear functioning was measured with distortion product otoacoustic
emissions (DPOAEs).
RESULTS: The average sound exposure level during the match was 100.5 LAeq (dBA), with peak intensities averaging 140.4 dB(C). A significant (p=0.005) deterioration of post-match hearing thresholds was evident at 2 000 Hz, and post-match
DPOAE amplitudes were significantly reduced at
1 266, 3 163 and 5 063 Hz (p=0.011, 0.019, 0.013, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Exposure levels exceeded limits of permissible average and peak sound levels. Significant changes in postmatch hearing thresholds and cochlear responsiveness highlight the possible risk for noise-induced hearing loss.
Public awareness and personal hearing protection should be prioritised as preventive measures. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Swanepoel, DW & Hall III, JW 2010, 'Football match spectator sound exposure and effect on hearing : a pretest-post-test study', South African Medical Journal, vol. 100, no. 4, pp. 239-242. [www.samj.org.za] |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0038-3469 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14150 |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.publisher |
Health and Medical Publishing Group |
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dc.rights |
Health and Medical Publishing Group |
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dc.subject |
Sound exposure |
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dc.subject |
Hearing loss |
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dc.subject |
FIFA World Cup 2010 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Deafness, Noise induced |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Ear -- Protection |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Noise -- Physiological effect |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Soccer -- Tournaments -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
World Cup (Soccer) -- 2010 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Sports spectators -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Soccer fans -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Football -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Sound -- Measurement |
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dc.title |
Football match spectator sound exposure and effect on hearing : a pretest-post-test study |
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dc.type |
Article |
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