EC Microbiology

Review Article Volume 17 Issue 2 - 2021

Epidemiology of Tinnitus in Elderly

Nisreen Omar Asraf1*, Ahmed Habib Alshaikh2, Orjuwan Abdulbari Mazi3, Zainab Abdulrahman Sairafi4, Khalid Abdulaziz Alzahrani3, Munirah Alohaymid5, Alyaa Ali Albaradei6, Reem Fouad Julaidan7, Kasim Hassan Alsabban8, Hamzah Hassan Alsabban3 and Abdullah Matouq Khinkar3

1Consultant Family Medicine, Assistant Professor Family Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2Collage of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
3Collage of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
4Collage of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
5Collage of Medicine, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia 6Collage of Medicine, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
7Collage of Medicine, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
8Collage of Medicine, Alfarabi Colleges, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author:Nisreen Omar Asraf, onsultant Family Medicine, Assistant Professor Family Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Received: January 08, 2021; Published: January 16, 2021

Background: Aging comes with physiologic changes that may lead to the development of corresponding diseases or morbidities involving body composition, eyes, ears, skin, cardiovascular or endocrine system, and metabolism. Hearing impairments followed by tinnitus along with ear disorders, epistaxis, and balance disorders are the chief complaints of the elderly in otorhinolaryngology clinic and are the most common audiological disorder.

Aim: In this review, we will look into the prevalence, risk factors, causes, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of tinnitus in elderly.

Conclusion: Tinnitus is a common disorder in the elderly population. Tinnitus affect quality of life in the elderly which can be improved through management strategies discussed in this paper. Tinnitus affects elderly’s’ daily activities and alter their sleeping patterns and the emotional status. Hearing deficiency is an significant risk factor for tinnitus, but it is not a reliable indicator for tinnitus. Further research on the various patterns of tinnitus and the forms of dizziness with their corresponding lifestyle factors should be performed.

Keywords: Tinnitus in Elderly; Geriatric Tinnitus; Epidemiology of Tinnitus in Elderly

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Nisreen Omar Asraf., et al. “Epidemiology of Tinnitus in Elderly”. EC Microbiology  17.2 (2021): 41-48.

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