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Prevalence of Tinnitus and Related Factors Among Middle-aged People in Korea

  • Do-Youn Lee (College of General Education, Kookmin University)
  • Received : 2024.09.23
  • Accepted : 2024.10.21
  • Published : 2024.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study analyzed the prevalence of tinnitus and related factors in middle-aged and elderly people in Korea to provide basic data for prevention. Methods: Using the data from 2019-2021, 5,206 subjects who participated in a health survey among adults aged 40 or older and under the age of 65 and did not have complex diseases other than tinnitus were selected. The related factors of tinnitus were analyzed through complex logistic regression analysis. Results: The prevalence of tinnitus among the study subjects was 7.90%, and the factors associated with tinnitus were age, sex, noise exposure, subjective health status, and stress. For each one-year increase in age, the risk of tinnitus increased by an OR of 1.044 (95% CI 1.026-1.063). Compared to females, males had an OR 2.354 (95% CI 1.607-3.449) higher risk of tinnitus. Individuals exposed to occupational noise had an OR 2.179 (95% CI 1.675-2.834) higher risk of tinnitus. Those who responded "Bad" to their subjective health status had an OR 1.522 (95% CI 1.069-2.169) higher risk of tinnitus than those who responded "Good." In addition, individuals with high stress levels had an OR 1.814 (95% CI 1.422-2.315) higher risk of tinnitus than those with low stress levels. Conclusion: Tinnitus is not caused by a single factor but can result from the combined effects of various physiological, environmental, and psychological factors. Therefore, an integrated approach and strategy addressing each of these factors are necessary to prevent and manage it.

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