Open AccessPatterns of noise exposure and prevalence of hearing loss amongst Cape Town Minstrel Carnival musicians
Author(s) -
Lebogang Ramma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south african journal of communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2225-4765
pISSN - 0379-8046
DOI - 10.4102/sajcd.v68i1.789
Subject(s) - audiology , hearing loss , tinnitus , medicine , pure tone audiometry , audiometry , noise exposure , sensorineural hearing loss
Cape Town Minstrel Carnival is one of the oldest and most authentic indigenous New Year's customs in South Africa. Musicians who perform at this carnival are exposed to excessively loud music and therefore at a risk of acquiring noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).