The relationship between life-time noise exposure and experience of tinnitus among young adults in IIUM Kuantan

Zirwatu, Hanani and Wan Ahmad, Wan Aslynn Salwani and Lamri, Marina L. Alisaputri @ Marina (2019) The relationship between life-time noise exposure and experience of tinnitus among young adults in IIUM Kuantan. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 3 (4). pp. 914-922. E-ISSN 2600-8491

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Abstract

Introduction: Clinical studies have shown that people suffering from tinnitus are at a high riskof developing serious psychological disturbances or serious psychological distress (Erlandsson &Widen, 2004 in Hiller and Goebel, 1998). Thus,the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between life-time noise exposure and tinnitus experience among young adults in IIUM Kuantan. Methods: A cross sectional study was used to determine whether there is any association between tinnitus experiences and life-time noise exposure among 11 young adults in IIUM Kuantan from age of 18 to 35 years oldwho are exposed to the noise. Hearing assessment was done using otoscopy, tympanometry and pure tone audiometry. Participants were asked to fill ina questionnaire on tinnitus experience, and were fitted with a noise dosimeter that measured their noise exposure during waking hours. Values collected from dosimeter were thenconverted into cumulative life-time noise exposure which refers to the equivalent noise exposure per year (Jokitulppo, Tolvenen & Bjork, 2005). Results: Average cumulative life-time noise exposure of the participants is 72.54 dBA ± 6.9459. Fifty five percent (55%) reported of sometimes having tinnitus. No correlation was found between cumulative life-time noise exposure and tinnitus experience. Conclusion: The cumulative life-time noise exposure among young adults in IIUM Kuantan was found to be lower than the levelconsidered as hazardous. Despite reports of tinnitus experience, there was no evidence that the tinnitus was due to noise exposure.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Life-timenoiseexposure,Tinnitus,Noisedosimeter,Youngadults
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Wan Aslynn Wan Ahmad
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2023 12:24
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2023 12:25
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/103332

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