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Akansha Goel1, Eeshan Joshi1, Ted Kwee-Bintoro1
1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
Music educators can now monitor sound exposure levels with a new dashboard to prevent hearing loss. This tool helps instructors adapt teaching methods for safer music education and protect students' hearing.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Music Education
- Public Health
Background:
- Music-induced hearing loss (MIHL) is a significant public health concern.
- Music students and teachers face risks from high sound levels exceeding 100 dBA during instruction.
- Preventing MIHL in music students is a crucial goal for educators.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop live dynamic tools for monitoring sound intensities during music instruction.
- To provide instructors with data on sound intensity and duration across frequency regions.
- To address the lack of feasible techniques for tracking cumulative music exposure and establish safe music exposure guidelines.
Main Methods:
- Developed a user-friendly dashboard prototype to visualize sound exposure.
- Displayed accumulated sound exposure time and intensity across three frequency ranges.
- Utilized circular dial graphs and a color-coded equalizer for real-time feedback.
Main Results:
- The dashboard shows real-time accumulated sound exposure and percentage of maximum daily exposure based on NIOSH standards.
- Proposed NIOSH standards as initial guidelines for music exposure levels.
- Identified high sound levels at specific frequencies using an instantaneous frequency distribution display.
Conclusions:
- The dashboard is a cost-effective and convenient tool for music instructors.
- Enables informed decisions to adapt teaching for hearing protection.
- Aims to safeguard the hearing health of music students.
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