Alqub Malik, Tourman Narmeen, Mousa Juliana, Humead Nada, Abd Alrazeq Asmaa, Khatatbh Aya, Nasassrh Saja, Hamdan Anas, Ghanim Mustafa, Allahham Saad, Alkhalidi Samar, Rabayaa Maha, Dwikat Majdi
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Applied and Allied Medical Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
SAGE Open Med. 2024 Sep 25;12:20503121241283344. doi: 10.1177/20503121241283344. eCollection 2024.
Tinnitus is a common medical condition that affects an individual's quality of life. It affects 5%-43% of the global population. Only a few research studies have been conducted in Palestine, so knowledge of tinnitus prevalence and risk factors is limited. The purpose of this study was to determine tinnitus prevalence and risk factors among young university students in Palestine.
A cross-sectional study of Palestinian university students was done utilizing an online self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire for the study was developed using the European School for Interdisciplinary Tinnitus Research-Screening Questionnaire. A logistic regression analysis of the associations between tinnitus and influencing factors was performed to determine the effects of various clinically relevant variables on the likelihood of experiencing tinnitus.
A total of 728 participants responded to the questionnaire aged 20.0 ± 2.0. The overall prevalence of tinnitus was 31%. Having a relative with tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux, depression and anxiety, hearing difficulties, vertigo, tympanic membrane perforation, chronic otitis, acoustic trauma, head and neck radiotherapy, dental surgery, ear surgery, ear pain, headache, neck pain, temporomandibular joint pain, balance disorders, and nasal septal deviation were significantly associated with tinnitus. The logistic regression analysis showed that suffering from frequent vertigo (at least once per year), from slight hearing difficulty, temporomandibular joint pain, performing ear surgery, and having depression and anxiety is associated with an increased risk of having tinnitus.
The current study concluded that tinnitus is common among Palestinian university students. Furthermore, the study identified several major risk factors for tinnitus. It is critical to explore the possibly modifiable risk factors for tinnitus in order to have a better understanding of the condition and eventually minimize its prevalence.
耳鸣是一种常见的医学病症，会影响个人生活质量。全球5%-43%的人口受其影响。在巴勒斯坦仅开展了少数几项研究，因此对耳鸣患病率和风险因素的了解有限。本研究的目的是确定巴勒斯坦年轻大学生中的耳鸣患病率和风险因素。
对巴勒斯坦大学生进行了一项横断面研究，采用在线自填问卷。该研究问卷是根据欧洲跨学科耳鸣研究学校筛查问卷编制的。对耳鸣与影响因素之间的关联进行逻辑回归分析，以确定各种临床相关变量对耳鸣发生可能性的影响。
共有728名年龄在20.0±2.0岁的参与者回复了问卷。耳鸣的总体患病率为31%。有耳鸣亲属、胃食管反流、抑郁和焦虑、听力困难、眩晕、鼓膜穿孔、慢性中耳炎、声学创伤、头颈部放疗、牙科手术、耳部手术、耳痛、头痛、颈部疼痛、颞下颌关节疼痛、平衡障碍和鼻中隔偏曲与耳鸣显著相关。逻辑回归分析表明，频繁眩晕（每年至少一次）、轻度听力困难、颞下颌关节疼痛、进行耳部手术以及患有抑郁和焦虑与耳鸣风险增加有关。
当前研究得出结论，耳鸣在巴勒斯坦大学生中很常见。此外，该研究确定了耳鸣的几个主要风险因素。探索耳鸣可能可改变的风险因素对于更好地了解该病症并最终降低其患病率至关重要。
