Objective Tinnitus

Park, Shi Nae

doi:10.7599/hmr.2016.36.2.99

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“…The subjective tinnitus is perceived only by the patient and it is the most common form 2 . On the other hand, the objective tinnitus can be audible to an examiner and perceived by the patient 3 . Tinnitus is not a disease by itself, but rather a symptom associated with a variety of diseases and risk factors.…”

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of tinnitus among adult Palestinians: a cross-sectional study

Al-Lahham

Nazzal

Massarweh

et al. 2022

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Tinnitus is a common complaint with potentially negative impact on quality of life. Prevalence of tinnitus ranges from 5 to 43% worldwide. This variation could be due to the heterogeneity of tinnitus assessment. This has limited the progress in understanding tinnitus. Therefore, we employed a standardized and a validated assessment method to determine the prevalence and related risk factors of tinnitus among Palestinians for the first time. This is a cross-sectional study in which we questioned a representative sample of 618 subjects in one-to-one interviews. The prevalence of any tinnitus was 30.6% among adult Palestinians. Participants from the oldest age group were almost five times more likely to have tinnitus. Moreover, participants with head and neck pain syndrome, severe hearing impairment, sleeping disorders or frequent complaints of vertigo were approximately two times more likely to have tinnitus. Our study provides novel information regarding tinnitus in Palestine and improves our understanding of tinnitus. This will improve the diagnosis and consequently will contribute in reducing the prevalence and perhaps in preventing tinnitus. As tinnitus still has no known cure, further investigations of modifiable risk factors and causes of tinnitus are crucial to prevent it in the future.

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confidence: 99%