The Interrelationship of Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Secondary to Age, Noise Exposure, and Traumatic Brain Injury

Conclusions: Evidence suggests that the occurrence of tinnitus in the military is more closely related to environmental exposures than to aging. The finding that tinnitus affects hearing frequencies across the audiogram spectrum suggests an acoustic injury independent of tonotopicity. Particularly for males>40, tinnitus may be a harbinger of audiologic damage predictive of later hearing loss.
Source: Ear and Hearing - Category: Audiology Tags: Research Article Source Type: research