Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 25, 2026

Driving Under the Influence: How Music Listening Affects Driving Behaviors
Published on: March 27, 2019
The risks of amplified music for disc-jockeys working in nightclubs
Morgan Potier1, Caroline Hoquet, Ruth Lloyd
1Unité Inserm 583, INM, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France.
Objectives:
Here, we evaluate the risks of amplified music for disc-jockeys (DJs) working in nightclubs.
Design:
Sound level measurements were performed within the DJ mixing booths. A questionnaire was used to obtain exposure to noise and length of time in the profession. Audiograms and tinnitus pitch matching was also performed.
Results:
The DJs' audiograms showed the expected noise-induced hearing loss at 6 KHz, but also low frequency losses at 125-500 Hz. Three quarters of them have tinnitus with a frequency corresponding to hearing loss.
Conclusions:
This study highlights the risk of amplified music on hearing and tinnitus.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Mixing Time
Mixing Concrete
Transmission-based Precautions II: Airborne and Protective Environment
Airborne precautions:
Use airborne precautions when treating patients known or suspected to have diseases that spread through the air—for example, tuberculosis or measles. These organisms are present in smaller droplets expelled by an infected person and...
Factors Affecting the Risk of Infection
The integrity and count of the white blood cells help the body resist pathogens and fight infection. When impaired, it reduces the body's resistance to pathogens. The acidic pH levels of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary tracts, and skin create...
Hazard Rate
Sound Intensity Level
The human ear can perceive an extensive range of sound intensity, necessitating the use of the logarithmic scale to define a physical quantity—the intensity level. It is a ratio of two intensities and hence a...
