Article
Prevalence, Incidence Proportion, and Heritability for Tinnitus: A Longitudinal Twin Study.
Ear and hearing - 1 Jan 2000
Bogo Renata, Farah Ahmed, Karlsson Kjell K, Pedersen Nancy L, Svartengren Magnus, Skjönsberg Åsa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this longitudinal twin study was to explore the effect of tinnitus on hearing thresholds and threshold shifts over two decades and to investigate the genetic contribution to tinnitus in a male twin cohort (n = 1114 at baseline and 583 at follow-up). The hypothesis was that participants with faster hearing deterioration had a higher risk for developing tinnitus and there is an underlying...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Audiometry, Pure-Tone
- Auditory Threshold
- Case-Control Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
