US media: The latest research shows that about 750 million people around the world are troubled by tinnitus

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the "American" reported on the 13th, a latest study published in the "American Medical Society: Studio of Neurological Symptoms" shows that about 750 million people worldwide are plagued by tinnitus, more than 120 million people tinnitus, tinnitus tinnitusIn severe, most of them are 65 or more.It is estimated that 14%of adults have tinnitus, of which 2%have severe tinnitus.In addition, the prevalence of tinnitus may be positively correlated with age: the prevalence of people between 18 and 44 is 10%, the prevalence of 45 to 64 is 14%, and 24%over 65 years old.

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The American Tinnitus Association said that in most cases, tinnitus reflects the damage to the ears or hearing -related systems in the brain, or it may also be about 200 kinds of health problems, including hearing loss, middle ear blockage, and head and neck trauma.Some experts said that some people's tinnitus cannot find the cause, and scientists have not yet reached an agreement on how the brain created "hearing hallucinations".(Xu Lun)

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