Identifying Health-Related Conditions Associated with Tinnitus in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

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 bothersom

SUBMITTER: Bhatt IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10366783 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature