BBC News: Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems?

Prof Doris-Eva Bamiou was recently quoted in the BBC article "Are noise-cancelling 
headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems?"

A UK-wide survey from 2024, distributed by the BAA and ENT UK, the professional body 
representing ear, nose and throat surgery, found that only 4% of audiologists consider 
themselves to be well-informed on APD.
And, for those who are 16 years and over, the Royal National ENT and Eastman Hospital is 
the only NHS provider in England offering a full APD assessment and the waiting list is 
nine months long.

Prof Doris-Eva Bamiou, who carries out the assessments there, says this is partially down 
to the time it takes to diagnose APD. "It is a costly service because it is not just an 
audiogram, the test can take up to two hours and it requires additional assessments. In 
adults I also refer them for a cognitive assessment and in children I may also need to 
speak to an educational psychologist."

Source

 BBC News article

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