Research Article
The Magnitude and Determinants of Tinnitus among Health Science Students at King Khalid University
Table 2
Distribution of students’ tinnitus status according to their biodemographic data.
| Students’ biodemographic data | Tinnitus | | Negative | Positive | No. | % | No. | % |
| Age in years | 20− | 145 | 77.5 | 42 | 22.5 | 0.003 | 23− | 127 | 69.0 | 57 | 31.0 | 25+ | 14 | 48.3 | 15 | 51.7 | Gender | Male | 141 | 66.2 | 72 | 33.8 | 0.012 | Female | 145 | 77.5 | 42 | 22.5 | Smoking | Yes | 24 | 77.4 | 7 | 22.6 | 0.447 | No | 262 | 71.0 | 107 | 29.0 | Regular medications intake | No | 253 | 73.1 | 93 | 26.9 | 0.069 | Yes | 33 | 61.1 | 21 | 38.9 | Have any allergy | No | 232 | 75.8 | 74 | 24.2 | 0.001 | Yes | 54 | 57.4 | 40 | 42.6 | Illness, do you have or have you had? | None | 267 | 74.2 | 93 | 25.8 | 0.001 | Cardiac disorder | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 57.1 | Head injury | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 90.9 | DM | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 | Others | 13 | 72.2 | 5 | 27.8 | Have hearing problem? | Yes | 16 | 50.0 | 16 | 50.0 | 0.005 | No | 270 | 73.4 | 98 | 26.6 | In which ear do you have problems with your hearing? | Right | 5 | 41.7 | 7 | 58.3 | 0.607 | Left | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 33.3 | Both | 7 | 50.0 | 7 | 50.0 | Age of ear problem | Before age of 20 years | 9 | 69.2 | 4 | 30.8 | 0.072 | After age of 20 years | 7 | 36.8 | 12 | 63.2 | Onset of the hearing problem | Gradual | 9 | 60.0 | 6 | 40.0 | 0.102 | Sudden | 6 | 60.0 | 4 | 40.0 | Fluctuating | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 85.7 | History of ear infection | Yes | 22 | 51.2 | 21 | 48.8 | 0.007 | No | 212 | 73.4 | 77 | 26.6 | Don’t know | 52 | 76.5 | 16 | 23.5 | Ever had 3 or more ear infections | Yes | 9 | 52.9 | 8 | 47.1 | 0.982 | No | 12 | 50.0 | 12 | 50.0 | Don’t know | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | Received successful treatment for ear infection | Yes | 4 | 36.4 | 7 | 63.6 | 0.064 | No | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 16.7 | History of ear surgery | Yes | 8 | 66.7 | 4 | 33.3 | 0.706 | No | 278 | 71.6 | 110 | 28.4 | If yes, side of surgery | Right | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.519 | Left | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | Bilateral | 5 | 62.5 | 3 | 37.5 |
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