Acute Effects of Earphone Usage on simple Reaction Time

Reaction time test is the measure of the time taken by an individual to respond to a given stimulus which in succession tell about a person’s central information processing speed and ascertain the integrity of the CNS. Straight away there has been a considerable increase in earphone usage, along with exposure of oneself towards loud music; as a rule was convinced to cause functional aberrations in the long run. However in this study we would like to manifest that hearing soft music even at an average volume for short time have an acute effect on reaction time; Thereby bring out toil in aforth livelihood of an individual both in one’s personal as well as work life.

反应时测试（Reaction Time Test）是衡量个体对特定刺激作出反应所需时长的实验手段，其可依次反映个体的中枢信息处理速度，并可评估中枢神经系统（Central Nervous System, CNS）的完整性。近年来，耳机使用量显著增加，人群暴露于高分贝音乐的情况亦大幅增多，既往研究普遍认为此类行为长期可引发功能异常。然而本研究旨在证实：短时间聆听中等音量的轻柔音乐，会对反应时产生显著的即时影响；进而使个体在日常个人生活与工作中的辛劳状况显现出来。