Earphones and Hearing Loss: A Study on School Students in Saudi Arabia

Running Head: EARPHONES AND HEARING LOSS
EARPHONES AND HEARING LOSS
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Table of Contents
1. Summary....................................................................................................................3
2. Statement of Problem.................................................................................................3
3. Research Hypothesis..................................................................................................4
3.1 Research Questions..............................................................................................5
4. Research Objectives...................................................................................................5
4.1 Overall Objectives................................................................................................5
4.2 Specific Objectives...............................................................................................5
5. Methodology..............................................................................................................6
7.1 Type of Study and General Design......................................................................6
7.2 Population of Study..............................................................................................6
7.3 Sample Selection and Size...................................................................................7
7.4 Unit Analysis and Observation............................................................................7
7.5 Data Collection Procedure and Instruments Used...............................................8
8. Plan for Data Analysis...............................................................................................9
8.1 Methods of Data Analysis....................................................................................9
9. Anticipated Results....................................................................................................9
10. References..............................................................................................................10
11. Appendix................................................................................................................13
11.1 Gantt Chart.......................................................................................................13

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11.2 Interview..........................................................................................................13

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1. Summary
This research proposal is going to discuss about the various risk factors that are
associated with listening to music at a higher volume. The research proposal aims to discuss
about the association of higher noise and the loss of hearing in the school students who use
ear buds or headphones for most of the time. The study uses quantitative data collection
method and the data is collected from three school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The data
is analyzed by using the interview results that focus on the various demographic variables
that has been used in the research including age and gender of the participating school
students (Hutchinson et al., 2015). The cross-sectional study is done on the research topic by
the researchers in order to know the relation between the various hearing loss among the
specified population sample and the exposure to high noise. Thus, this is a cross-sectional
study and the methodology used is interview which is a type of qualitative data analysis
method (Keppler, Dhooge & Vinck, 2015). At last the collected data has been analyzed and
the results reveal that there is high prevalence of the symptoms that indicate the loss in
hearing ability among the students who are exposed to loud sound most of the time.
2. Statement of Problem
Across the world, all the school students face a common problem that include the loss
of hearing. Hearing loss can at the radar of every school going student. This is due to the fact
that the students walk to and from the class along with the ear buds and even after the classes
get over the student are seen with ear buds or headphones (Basner et al., 2014; Hutchinson et
al., 2015). The reality is that school students face high ranges of sound are reported to have
regular exposure to high level of noise. A lot of research has been done that shows that the
school students show relation between the personal music player and the decreased level of
hearing status (Stansfeld & Clark, 2015; Mahomed, Swanepoel & Eikelboom, 2016). Thus, it
is very important to conduct regular screening as the students are not aware of the changes
that arise due to hearing loss. Thus, the population that is being highly affected by the
problem are the school students who are regularly exposed to high noise (Keppler, Dhooge &
Vinck, 2015).
Research has shown that the school students in Saudi Arabia (KSA) who are
reportedly exposed to high noise levels show reduced responses due to disability in hearing.
The sensitivity in hearing also affects the ability of understanding the speech. This is due to