Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP

UNCERTAINTY: At what volume is leisure noise exposure damaging to hearing?  (JLA PSP Priority 16-30)
Overall ranking Top 16-30
JLA question ID 0033/16-30h
Explanatory note Not available for this PSP
Evidence To follow
Health Research Classification System category Ear
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples

What is the normal noise level in a disco and is it dangerous  ~  What level of loudness damages hearing?  ~  Is it just the volume of sound that can cause it or the quality of it?  ~  Maximum output of headphones for iPod etc. and the potential effects of hearing  ~  Testing piped music in shops and street music for unacceptable levels of noise that affect hearing.  ~  Can legislation be brought in to keep sound levels to a safe level in places of entertainment?
Submitted by Service users x 4, Clinicians x 1, Others x 1
Outcomes to be measured What is a dangerous level of leisure noise exposure?
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0033
PSP name Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 87  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 3 September 2015