Sound Check: Preventing Hearing Loss in Teens - Frankly Speaking Ep 485

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Overview: Teenagers are at higher susceptibility for hearing loss and often engage in behaviors that greatly increase their risk of permanent damage. In this episode, we look at current prevalence data and the pathophysiology of adolescent hearing loss, providing practical, office-ready prevention strategies to identify at-risk teens and intervene early.

Episode resource links:

• Reijers SNH, Vroegop JL, Paping DE, Pronk M, Goedegebure A, Kremer B, van der Schroeff MP. Longitudinal Insights into Sensorineural and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Adolescents Aged 13-18 Years. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Dec;173(6):1385-1392. doi: 10.1002/ohn.70042. Epub 2025 Oct 14

• Byeon H. Associations between adolescents' earphone usage in noisy environments, hearing loss, and self-reported hearing problems in a nationally representative sample of South Korean middle and high school students. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jan 22;100(3):e24056. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024056.

Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP Music Credit: Matthew Bugos

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