Identifying Health-Related Conditions Associated with Tinnitus in Young Adults

Autor: Ishan Sunilkumar Bhatt, Nilesh J. Washnik, Sarah Kingsbury, Aniruddha K. Deshpande, Hailey Kingsbury, Srividya Grama Bhagavan, Klayre Michel, Raquel Dias, Ali Torkamani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Audiology Research, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 546-562 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2039-4349
DOI: 10.3390/audiolres13040048
Popis: Objective: The present study investigated the epidemic of tinnitus in college-aged young adults. Our first objective was to identify health conditions associated with tinnitus in young adults. The second objective was to evaluate the predictive utility of some known risk factors. Study design: A cross-sectional design was used to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for tinnitus. Setting: A questionnaire was distributed, reaching out to a large college-aged population. A total of 2258 young adults aged 18–30 years were recruited from April 2021 to February 2022. Interventions: A questionnaire was administered to investigate the epidemiology of tinnitus in a population of college-aged young adults. Results: About 17.7% of young adults reported bothersome tinnitus perception lasting for ≥5 min in the last 12 months. The prevalence of chronic tinnitus (bothersome tinnitus for ≥1 year) and acute tinnitus (bothersome tinnitus for
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