Tinnitus Prevalence in the Adult Population—Results from the Gutenberg Health Study
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- Abstract
- <jats:p>Background and Objectives: Tinnitus is a common symptom in medical practice, although data on its prevalence vary. As the underlying pathophysiological mechanism is still not fully understood, hearing loss is thought to be an important risk factor for the occurrence of tinnitus. The aim of this study was to assess tinnitus prevalence in a large German cohort and to determine its dependence on hearing impairment. Materials and Methods: The Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) is a population-based cohort study and representative for the population of Mainz and its district. Participants were asked whether they suffer from tinnitus and how much they are burdened by it. Extensive audiological examinations using bone- and air-conduction were also performed. Results: 4942 participants (mean age: 61.0, 2550 men and 2392 women) were included in the study. The overall prevalence of tinnitus was 26.1%. Men were affected significantly more often than women. The prevalence of tinnitus increased with age, peaking at ages 75 to 79 years. Considering only annoying tinnitus, the prevalence was 9.8%. Logistic regression showed that participants with severe to complete hearing loss (>65 dB) were more likely to have tinnitus. Conclusions: Tinnitus is a common symptom, and given demographic changes, its prevalence is expected to increase.</jats:p>
- Autoren
- Berit Hackenberg
- Karoline O’Brien
- Julia Döge
- Karl J Lackner
- Manfred E Beutel
- Thomas Münzel
- Norbert Pfeiffer
- Andreas Schulz
- Irene Schmidtmann
- Philipp S Wild
- Christoph Matthias
- Katharina Bahr-Hamm
- DOI
- 10.3390/medicina59030620
- eISSN
- 1648-9144
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 3
- Zeitschrift
- Medicina
- Sprache
- en
- Online publication date
- 2023
- Paginierung
- 620 - 620
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- Published online
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- MDPI AG
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030620
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2023
- Titel
- Tinnitus Prevalence in the Adult Population—Results from the Gutenberg Health Study
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 59
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- CC-BY
- Autoren
- Berit Hackenberg
- Karoline O'Brien
- Julia Döge
- Karl J Lackner
- Manfred E Beutel
- Thomas Münzel
- Norbert Pfeiffer
- Andreas Schulz
- Irene Schmidtmann
- Philipp S Wild
- Christoph Matthias
- Katharina Bahr-Hamm
- Hosting institution
- Universitätsbibliothek Mainz
- Sammlungen
- DFG-491381577-G
- Resource version
- Published version
- DOI
- 10.3390/medicina59030620
- Funding acknowledgements
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)|491381577|Open-Access-Publikationskosten 2022–2024 Universität Mainz - Universitätsmedizin
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- ISSN
- 1648-9144
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 3
- Zeitschrift
- Medicina
- Schlüsselwörter
- 610 Medizin
- 610 Medical sciences
- Sprache
- eng
- Open access status
- Open Access
- Paginierung
- 620
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2023
- Public URL
- https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/10057
- Herausgeber
- Kaunas Univ. of Medicine
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2024
- Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
- 2024
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- Public
- Titel
- Tinnitus prevalence in the adult population : results from the Gutenberg Health Study
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 59
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