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 | |