Table 2. Typology of People with Hearing Problems Based on the Variation in Attitudes and Behaviors toward Leisure Noise and Hearing Protection.

Type	Description	Participants
No concern about noise damage and no change in behavior	Those with tinnitus or hearing loss who cope well with their condition, are not concerned about leisure noise damage, and do not engage in protective behaviors or change in lifestyle	1, 2, 3, 4
Cautious and positive behavior change	Those with tinnitus (who may also have hearing loss) who cope well with their condition but are concerned about further leisure noise damage so they engage in protective behaviors such as using earplugs so they can still enjoy going to loud venues	5, 6, 7, 8
Poor coping and negative behavior change	Those with tinnitus (who also might have hearing loss) who struggle to cope with their hearing problems, may have depression as a result, are concerned about further leisure noise damage, and avoid loud venues for fear of making their tinnitus worse	9, 10
Concerned about communication difficulties only and not noise damage	Those with hearing loss who are able to cope with their condition and are not concerned about leisure noise damage but do engage in avoidance of loud venues due to communication difficulties	11, 12