On Wednesday 1 May 2024, C.M.P. le Clercq will defend the doctoral thesis titled: ‘Acquired Hearing Loss in Children: Prevalence and determinants in the headphone generation‘.
- Promotor
- Co-promotor
- Date
- Wednesday 1 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:30
- Type
- PhD defence
- Space
- Professor Andries Querido room
- Building
- Education Center
- Location
- Erasmus MC
- More information
The public defence will begin exactly at 13.00 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers can access the hall via the fourth floor. Due to the solemn nature of the ceremony, we recommend that you do not take children under the age of 6 to the first part of the ceremony.
Brief summary of the doctoral thesis:
Exposure to loud sounds is a known cause of hearing loss. Currently, exposure to loud music is almost constantly available due to personal music players and smartphones with a music playing function and the use of headphones. This thesis aims to gain a better understanding of (early) acquired hearing loss and its determinants, specifically exposure to loud music and other noise. We studied hearing thresholds at a mid-childhood age, and whether associated in- and extrinsic factors could be identified. Finally, we examined if children with higher hearing thresholds perform differently in daily life. With these findings we hope to learn which children are most susceptible to acquire hearing loss, to what account music exposure and headphone use seems to be related, and which consequences can appear; in order to develop optimal prevention strategies in this and in future headphone generations.