Weilnhammer, Veronika and Gerstner, Doris and Huss, Jonas and Schreiber, Fabian and Alvarez, Carmelo and Steffens, Thomas and Herr, Caroline and Heinze, Stefanie (2022) Exposure to leisure noise and intermittent tinnitus among young adults in Bavaria: longitudinal data from a prospective cohort study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY, 61 (2). pp. 89-96. ISSN 1499-2027, 1708-8186
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Objectives To investigate the association between total leisure noise exposure and intermittent tinnitus among young adults. Design Data were obtained from the Ohrkan study, an ongoing prospective cohort study conducted in South Germany since 2009. Information about exposure to impulse and leisure noise, tinnitus occurrences, sociodemographic variables, and self-rated hearing ability were analysed at four time points over a period of seven and a half years. Study sample Participants of the Ohrkan cohort study, who provided data about the occurrence of tinnitus for all surveys (n = 1028). Results Intermittent tinnitus was reported in the majority of the sample (60%). The risk for intermittent tinnitus increased with higher sound pressure levels from exposure to leisure noise (full model (Odds Ratio, 95%CI): 80-<85dB(A): 1.41 [1.13-1.78], 85-<90dB(A): 1.73 [1.38-2.16], >90dB(A): 2.04 [1.59-2.61]). Visiting nightclubs was a major contributor to this relationship. Of the considered covariables, self-rated hearing as "poor", and growing up in a single-parent household were significantly associated with intermittent tinnitus. Conclusion Intermittent tinnitus is very frequent among young adults and is associated with high levels of leisure noise exposure. To prevent intermittent tinnitus, reduced sound pressure levels and the use of hearing protection are necessary.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ; Young adults; adolescents; intermittent tinnitus; leisure noise; Ohrkan; cohort study |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2022 12:44 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2022 12:44 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/47322 |
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