The Out-of-pocket Expenses of People With Tinnitus in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the high frequency of tinnitus and its impact on wellbeing, little is known about its economic burden, and, to our knowledge, no data are available on out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses.

Methods

In 2022, a survey was conducted on OOP costs of tinnitus. We enrolled 679 participants with slight, moderate, and severe tinnitus in Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, and Spain. We estimated annual OOP expenses for tinnitus-related healthcare visits, treatments, medications, and alternative medicine practices. Prevalence of tinnitus in the general population, obtained from a representative survey we conducted in Europe in 2017-2018, was used to generalize costs for people with any tinnitus at the national level.

Results

OOP expenses were 368€ (95% confi

SUBMITTER: Jarach CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11464849 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature