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The latest edition of the Apple Hearing Study details how people suffer from tinnitus and what most people experience tinnitus at some point.
The Apple Hearing Study regularly publishes the results of a study conducted in collaboration with the University of Michigan. On Tuesday, researchers published data on tinnitus.
After studying surveys and assessments of more than 160,000 participants, the team determined that 15% of people experience tinnitus on a daily basis.
“Tinnitus is something that can have a big impact on a person's life,” said Rick Neitzel, a professor in the department of environmental health at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. “The trends we are exploring in the Apple Hearing Study regarding people's experiences with tinnitus can help us better understand the groups at greatest risk, which in turn can help guide efforts to reduce its consequences.”
It was found that 77.6% of participants had experienced tinnitus at some point.
When it comes to daily tinnitus, it has been found that older people are more likely to suffer from it. People over 55 were three times more likely to hear it on a daily basis compared to people aged 18 to 34.
It is also more common among men, with 2.7% more male participants experiencing it daily. However, 4.8% more men said they had never experienced it.
To cope with tinnitus, 28% said they used noise machines, 23.7% listened to nature sounds and 12.2% practiced meditation. Less than 2.1% used cognitive and behavioral therapy.
Why this is the reason, “noise trauma” was behind it for 20.3% of respondents, while 7.7% hear it due to stress.
Most people had only brief episodes, compared with 14.7% who experienced it all the time. Again, older men were likely to experience this more.
The Apple Hearing Study has already collected nearly 400 million hours of estimated environmental noise levels and lifestyle surveys processed through the iPhone Research app.
The study data will be shared with the World Health Organization as part of its Make Listening Safe initiative.
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