The Magnitude and Determinants of Tinnitus among Health Science Students at King Khalid University

Table 1

Pattern of tinnitus among health science students in King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia, 2019.

Tinnitus pattern		No.	%
In the past 12 months, have you been bothered by ringing, roaring, or buzzing in the ears or head that lasts for 5 minutes or more?	Yes	78	19.5
	No	322	80.5
How long have you been bothered by this ringing, roaring, or buzzing in the ears or head? (n = 78)	Less than 3 months	25	32.5
	1 to 4 years	6	7.8
	10 or more years	3	3.9
	3 months to years	7	9.1
	Don’t know	36	46.8
Have you ever experienced ringing, roaring, or buzzing in your ears/head?	Yes	114	28.5
	No	286	71.5
Are you bothered by ringing, roaring, or buzzing in your ears or head only after listening to loud sounds or loud music? (n = 114)	Yes	57	50.0
	No	30	26.3
	Don’ know	27	23.7
How much of a problem is this ringing, roaring, or buzzing in your ears or head? (n = 114)	No problem	46	40.4
	A moderate problem	11	9.6
	A small problem	45	39.5
	A big problem	2	1.8
	Don’t know	10	8.8
Tinnitus side (n = 114)	Right	27	23.7
	Left	28	24.6
	Bilateral	59	51.8
Nature of sound you hear (n = 114)	Pulsating	12	10.5
	Roaring	4	3.5
	Ringing	14	12.3
	Hissing	24	21.1
	Buzzing	51	44.7
	Rushing water	4	3.5
	Crickets	3	2.6
	Other	2	1.8
Loudness of the sound you hear (n = 114)	Low	37	32.5
	Moderate	53	46.5
	High	24	21.1
Tinnitus perception? (n = 114)	Continuous	31	27.2
	Intermittent	74	64.9
	Other	9	7.9
Aggravating factors of tinnitus (n = 114)	After noise exposure	21	18.4
	After sleep	7	6.1
	After music exposure	15	13.2
	Not sure how it started	57	50.0
	Noise and music	9	7.9
	Other	5	4.4