Transportation Noise and Risk of Tinnitus: A Nationwide Cohort Study from Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a growing body of evidence linking residential exposure to transportation noise with several nonauditory health outcomes. However, auditory outcomes, such as tinnitus, are virtually unexplored.

Objectives

We aimed to investigate the association between residential transportation noise and risk of incident tinnitus.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide cohort study including all residents in Denmark age ≥30y, of whom 40,692 were diagnosed with tinnitus. We modeled road traffic and railway noise at the most (Ldenmax) and least (Ldenmin) exposed façades of all Danish addresses from 1990 until 2017. For all participants, we calculated 1-, 5-, and 10-y time-weighted mean noise exposure and retrieved detailed information on individual- and area-level socioe

SUBMITTER: Cantuaria ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9891135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature