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The Influence of Different Music Genres on Hearing Performance in Noise

NCT06945588 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2025-04-25

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Summary

A fast tempo and major mode music improves cognitive performance by triggering a feeling of happiness. This study examines the impact of music on hearing performance, hypothesizing that listening to happy music may improve hearing performance in noise. Sixty-three normal hearing subjects aged between 18 and 35 years old were included. The subjects were randomly assigned to three groups: happy music, sad music, and control groups. The songs composed in minor mode with a tempo of \<80 beats per minute were categorized as "sad," while songs composed in major mode with a tempo of \>120 beats per minute were categorized as "happy". The Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) Test and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) were administered before and immediately after playing the music tracks. Repeated measures ANOVA test was run to compare the changes in measurement scores before and after listening to music.

Conditions

  • Hearing

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Music listening

Happy music group listened to happy music (major mode with a tempo of \>120 beats per minute).

BEHAVIORAL

Music listening

Sad music group listened to sad music (minor mode with a tempo of \<80 beats per minute).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Aydın University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-02
Primary Completion
2025-02-03
Completion
2025-02-03

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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