ArticleHearing research2017
Lifetime leisure music exposure associated with increased frequency of tinnitus.
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- Noise and the risk of tinnitus: A two-sample Mendelian randomized study.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025Article
- Targeting the Limbic System: Insights into Its Involvement in Tinnitus.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Prediction Models for Tinnitus Presence and the Impact of Tinnitus on Daily Life: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- A genome-wide association study of a rage-related misophonia symptom and the genetic link with audiological traits, psychiatric disorders, and personality.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Loud Music and Leisure Noise Is a Common Cause of Chronic Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Hyperacusis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Prevalence, Incidence, and Risk Factors for Tinnitus.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021Article
- Multidisciplinary Tinnitus Research: Challenges and Future Directions From the Perspective of Early Stage Researchers.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Review
- Evidence of Hyperacusis in Adult Rats Following Non-traumatic Sound Exposure.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2019Article
- A Comparison of Self-Reported Nonoccupational Noise Exposure in a Large Cohort of Listeners.Noise & healthArticle
- The Noise Exposure Structured Interview (NESI): An Instrument for the Comprehensive Estimation of Lifetime Noise Exposure.Trends in hearingReview
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- Hearing in Adults: A Digital Reprint of the Main Report From the MRC National Study of Hearing.Trends in hearingArticle
- Tinnitus Severity Is Related to the Sound Exposure of Symphony Orchestra Musicians Independently of Hearing Impairment.Ear and hearingArticle
- Young Adults' Knowledge and Perceptions of Permanent Noise-Induced Tinnitus and its Influence on Behavioural Intentions.Noise & healthArticle
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Tinnitus has been linked to noise exposure, a common form of which is listening to music as a leisure activity. The relationship between tinnitus and type and duration of music exposure is not well understood. We conducted an internet-based population study that asked participants questions about lifetime music exposure and hearing, and included a hearing test involving speech intelligibility in noise, the High Frequency Digit Triplets Test. 4950 people aged 17-75 years completed all questions and the hearing test. Results were analyzed using multinomial regression models. High exposure to leisure music, hearing difficulty, increasing age and workplace noise exposure were independently associated with increased tinnitus. Three forms of music exposure (pubs/clubs, concerts, personal music players) did not differ in their relationship to tinnitus. More males than females reported tinnitus. The objective measure of speech reception threshold had only a minimal relationship with tinnitus. Self-reported hearing difficulty was more strongly associated with tinnitus, but 76% of people reporting usual or constant tinnitus also reported little or no hearing difficulty. Overall, around 40% of participants of all ages reported never experiencing tinnitus, while 29% reported sometimes, usually or constantly experiencing tinnitus that lasted more than 5 min. Together, the results suggest that tinnitus is much more common than hearing loss, but that there is little association between the two, especially among the younger adults disproportionately sampled in this study.
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