Formation of a healthy lifestyle of medical students through awareness and involvement in research

Starkova Larisa Nikolaevna, Pikhtelevа Natalia Alekseevna, Trusova Anastasia Sergeevna

The presented study is devoted to the study of the impact of prolonged use of audio headset by senior students and the peculiarities of the impact of these devices on the auditory and cognitive functions of students with frequent and prolonged use. The study was attended by 100 5th year students of the faculty of medicine, who filled out questionnaires, while studying at the Department of otolaryngology. As a result of the survey it was found that 98% of respondents use headphones, the average time of use-89 min/day, the average age of the beginning of the use of headphones-13 years, listening with a volume above the norm (the norm up to 80dc) prefer 93%. It was found that 82% of the surveyed students have no complaints after using an audio headset, 6% note tinnitus, 5% - stuffy ears, 4% - pain in the ears, 7% - a feeling of short-term hearing loss, 1% - dizziness, 4 % - headache. After announcing the results and explaining the negative impact of prolonged use of the audio headset, students reduced the time of use of headphones to 62 minutes / day on average, which was 30.3%. The dependence between prolonged use of audio headset and deterioration of auditory and cognitive functions of students was revealed. Processing of the results of the study was carried out by the staff of the Department and members of the scientific student society. As a result of the study, the problems of studying the influence of the duration and frequency of the use of audio headset on the auditory and cognitive functions of students, direct and broad involvement of students in the study of the relevant discipline, which contributes to the conscious development of students ' healthy lifestyle skills, and teaches future doctors the elements of preventive work.

Keywords:audio headset, hearing loss, hearing loss, auditory disorders, cognitive disorders