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ArticleScientific reports2022

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

Saad Al-Lahham, Zaher Nazzal, Ahmad Massarweh, Diana Saymeh, Sojoud Al-Abed, Donia Muhammad, Raghda Alawni, Noor Bouzya, Malik Alqub, Mustafa Ghanim and 1 more

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Saad Al-LahhamDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine. saedallahham@gmail.com.
Zaher NazzalDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Ahmad MassarwehDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Diana SaymehDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Sojoud Al-AbedDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Donia MuhammadDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Raghda AlawniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Noor BouzyaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Malik AlqubDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Mustafa GhanimDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
Nael EllahhamDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Almakassed Charitable Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine.
An-Najah National University · PSAl-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital · IL

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Abstract

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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TinnitusAdultArabsCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPrevalenceQuality of LifeRisk Factors

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