Research work

Prevalence of tinnitus and audiol

ogical correlates among college

-

age

students

Aim: the current st

udy aims

to assess the prevalence and associated audiological factors of tinnitus and

hyperacusis among college

-

age

population

. We also aim

to

translate

and validate

(

Khlafa

’

s

questionnaire

)

.

Method

:

Participants: sample

size of 1000

college students aged

18

–

30 years

from t

he Uni

versity of Hail.

R

e

cruitment

pr

ocess: through

advertisements

around

campus

. An online questionnaire will

be

distributed to

randomly selected c

lasses

from male and females

University of Hail

ca

m

p

uses

.

Questionnaire:

We will use

Tinnitus Handicap Quest

ion

naire

(

reference

)

, a

vali

dated questionnaire

to as

sess

tinnitus

-

related handicap in daily

live. Additionally, a set of questions will be included

to gather

demographic

information

, general health questions,

lifestyle habits, and

hearing

,

ti

nnitus

, and hyperacusis

history and

characteristics

.

History of

Noise Exp

osure

:

The survey

inquired about frequency of exposure to firearms and firecrackers.

It included questions

about frequency (i.e., how often) and

duration (i.e., how long) of noise exposures.

Audiological

Testing:

Conventional and extended high

-

frequency pure tone audiometry.

Extended high frequency

audiometry

will be measured using

Sennheiser

HDA 300

headphones.

Addition

al

ly

, we will measure

uncomfortable loudness level (U

CL).

Ty

mpanometry to assess the function of the middle ear. Patients with results consiste

nt with middle ear

pathologies will be excluded

.

Distortion

-

product otoacoustic em

issions (DPOAE

s) we w

ill

perform

DPOAEs input

-

output function as

well as DP gram.

Prevalence of tinnitus and audiological correlates among college-age students

Aim: the current study aims to assess the prevalence and associated audiological factors of tinnitus and

hyperacusis among college-age population. We also aim to translate and validate (Khlafa’s

questionnaire).

Method:

Participants: sample size of 1000 college students aged 18–30 years from the University of Hail.

Recruitment process: through advertisements around campus. An online questionnaire will be

distributed to randomly selected classes from male and females University of Hail campuses.

Questionnaire:

We will use Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (reference), a validated questionnaire to assess tinnitus-

related handicap in daily live. Additionally, a set of questions will be included to gather demographic

information, general health questions, lifestyle habits, and hearing, tinnitus, and hyperacusis history and

characteristics.

History of Noise Exposure:

The survey inquired about frequency of exposure to firearms and firecrackers. It included questions

about frequency (i.e., how often) and duration (i.e., how long) of noise exposures.

Audiological Testing:

Conventional and extended high-frequency pure tone audiometry. Extended high frequency audiometry

will be measured using Sennheiser HDA 300 headphones.

Additionally, we will measure uncomfortable loudness level (UCL).

Tympanometry to assess the function of the middle ear. Patients with results consistent with middle ear

pathologies will be excluded.

Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) we will perform DPOAEs input-output function as

well as DP gram.