Does Sound Conditioning Protect Against Temporary Hearing Damage

Objective: This study explored if sound conditioning (recent noise exposure) protects individuals against temporary hearing damage. Design: Participants attended two sessions in this between-group repeated measures trial; the first included a noise exposure structured interview. Five dependent variables were measured before and after attending a loud event: EFA, DPOAE, MEMR, QuickSIN and Tinnitus. It was hypothesised those with high recent noise exposure, Group 1 (noise unit \> 0.323), would experience less temporary hearing damage than irregular attendees, Group 0. Sample: Thirty-two normal hearing participants with a mean age of 26 ± 3.3 years (16 males, 16 females).