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Temporal Trends in the Loudness of Popular Music over Six Decades

Authors: Hourmazd Haghbayan, M.D., Eric A. Coomes, M.D., David Curran, B.Sc.

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 1/2020

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Repeat recreational exposure to loud music is a key risk factor for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and represents a major public health concern.¹ The World Health Organization estimates that 50% of individuals aged 12–35 in developed nations are regularly exposed to unsafe levels of sound from personal music players, with up to 1.1 billion youth worldwide at risk of consequent NIHL.² …

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Title: Temporal Trends in the Loudness of Popular Music over Six Decades
Authors: Hourmazd Haghbayan, M.D.
Eric A. Coomes, M.D.
David Curran, B.Sc.
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05210-4

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