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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Key hearing loss risk factors for children, adolescents and youth associated with use of mobile electronic devices with headphones
1 Izhevsk State Medical Academy, Izhevsk, Russia
2 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Valentina I Martiusheva
ul. Kommunarov, 281, Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk, 426056, Russia; ur.liam@1991aarjat
Author contribution: Pavlova GV — research supervisor, article authoring; Markelova SV, Martiusheva VI — collection of material, statistical processing, literature analysis.
Compliance with ethical standards: this study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Minutes #203 of 20.12.2020) and Ethics Committee of Izhevsk State Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of Russia (Minutes #655 of 23.04.2019). Each participant signed a voluntary informed consent form. The conducted study does not endanger the participants and complies with the biomedical ethics requirements.