In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Pretoria have made headway in understanding the accuracy and reliability of sound-level monitoring earphones and the effect of smartphone feedback, as an intervention to encourage safe listening use among young people.

And this innovative research could change the lives of millions of people.

Radio Islam discussed this study with Professor De Wet Swanepoel of UP’s Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, who led the peer-reviewed study published in Ear and Hearing.