Introduction There is no standard diagnostic criterion for tinnitus, although some clinical
assessment instruments do exist for identifying patient complaints. Within epidemiological …

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) or presbycusis, as the third leading cause of chronic
disability in older adults, has been shown to be associated with predisposing cognitive …

Importance To date, no systematic review has taken a meta-analytic approach to estimating
the prevalence and incidence of tinnitus in the general population. Objective To provide …

Background: Limited, outdated, and poor quality data are available on the prevalence of
tinnitus, particularly in Italy. Methods: A face-to-face survey was conducted in 2014 on 2,952 …

Tinnitus is generally defined as an auditory perception in the absence of environmental
sound stimulation. However, this definition is quite incomplete as it omits an essential …

Background and Objectives: Tinnitus is a common symptom in medical practice, although
data on its prevalence vary. As the underlying pathophysiological mechanism is still not fully …

How many people are affected by tinnitus? Is the risk of developing tinnitus on the rise or
has it been declining over time? What modifiable lifestyle factors could help to prevent …

Introduction: Tinnitus is a subjective auditory symptom usually associated with a sound,
even in the absence of external sound sources. Its diagnosis is complex, and some of the …

To verify the effect of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) in individuals with chronic tinnitus
without hearing loss, 20 patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into …

Tinnitus is a syndrome that affects the human auditory system and is characterized by a
perception of sounds in the absence of acoustic stimuli, or in total silence. Research …