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Asociación Colombiana de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y cuello, Maxilofacial y Estética Facial (ACORL)

2021, Number 4

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Acta de Otorrinolaringología CCC 2021; 49 (4)

Does virtual education increase the risk of hearing loss due to acoustic trauma in children?

Scharf SF

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 321-323
PDF size: 120.14 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Hearing impairment or hearing loss has multiple causes, with exposure to noise being one of the most frequent due to environmental noise, but mainly due to exposure to technological devices. 12.5% of children who are exposed to digital technology for long periods of time have hearing loss. Due to the mitigation measures of contact due to the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), including the closure of schools, the type of education in children was changed, making it necessary to use hearing aids due to the impossibility of offering face-to-face teaching by educational institutions. The children had to be exposed for more hours to these devices, which increased screen time, exposure to sound and, therefore, damage to hearing. This article proposes a limited use by applying a period of use and rest: a rule of 40x10, that is, 40 minutes of exposure to noise for 10 minutes of rest with headphones after time in front of a screen for educational purposes; Likewise, the exposure of only one hour a day for non-educational purposes to mitigate the injury that it can cause in children, which would avoid hearing and visual fatigue (1).


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