School of Architecture, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building and Urban Science, Guangzhou, China.
Noise Health. 2024;26(122):338-345. doi: 10.4103/nah.nah_59_23. Epub 2024 Sep 30.
Amusement arcades are one of the most popular entertainment venues for young people, but excessive noise levels inside them could harm young people's hearing. The aim of this study is to assess the characteristics and risk of noise exposure for young people in amusement arcades and understand their knowledge of and attitudes towards safe listening.
In this study, noise measurement was conducted in five large amusement arcades to collect 40 noise samples. At the same time, questionnaires were used in each amusement arcade to investigate young players' social information, subjective perception, and cognition of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).
The level of the noise samples ranged from 83.05 to 89.4 dBA. There are significant differences in noise levels between amusement arcades (P < 0.05), but there is no significant difference in noise levels between different games (P > 0.05). The subjective questionnaire survey shows that 61.9% of young people feel that the sound of video games is noisy or very noisy, but it is worth noting that 63.5% of them do not know or think that noise will not cause hearing loss, and 39.7% of people will choose to do nothing to help them endure the noise in such an environment. For safe listening, young people are more inclined to choose measures to stay in quiet areas and reduce the volume of game devices.
The noise levels in most amusement arcades have exceeded the exposure limits recommended by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA); subjective questionnaires also indicate that internal noise levels may cause hearing loss, and young customers did not know enough about safe listening. For young people's hearing safety, these issues need more attention.
游乐场是年轻人最喜爱的娱乐场所之一，但其中过高的噪音水平可能会损害年轻人的听力。本研究旨在评估年轻人在游乐场中接触噪声的特征和风险，并了解他们对安全听力的知识和态度。
本研究在五家大型游乐场进行噪声测量，共采集 40 个噪声样本。同时，在每个游乐场使用问卷调查年轻玩家的社会信息、主观感知和噪声性听力损失（NIHL）认知。
噪声样本的水平范围为 83.05 至 89.4 dBA。游乐场之间的噪声水平存在显著差异（P < 0.05），但不同游戏之间的噪声水平没有显著差异（P > 0.05）。主观问卷调查显示，61.9%的年轻人觉得电子游戏的声音嘈杂或非常嘈杂，但值得注意的是，63.5%的人不知道或认为噪音不会造成听力损失，39.7%的人会选择在这种环境中什么都不做来帮助他们忍受噪音。对于安全听力，年轻人更倾向于选择留在安静区域和降低游戏设备音量的措施。
大多数游乐场的噪声水平已经超过了环境保护署（EPA）推荐的暴露限值；主观问卷也表明，内部噪声水平可能导致听力损失，而年轻顾客对安全听力的了解不足。为了年轻人的听力安全，这些问题需要更多关注。
