Prevalence and associated risk factors of tinnitus among Palestinian adolescents aged 15–18: A cross-sectional study
Although Tinnitus is common among Palestinian adolescents aged 15-18 years, the majority of affected participants did not seek professional care for tinnitus. These findings highlight the importance of conducting further research to shed insight into this prevalent and neglected health priority.
Authors
- Majdi Dwikat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-7622)
- Mustafa Ghanim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3258-3530)
- Amer Ghrouz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0530-3671)
- Maha Rabayaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8702-5213)
- Malik Alqub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7374-177X)
- Mohammad Abuawad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7924-8786)
- Tala Nazzal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6148-6962)
- Raghad Doufish
- Samar Alkhaldi
- Laith El-lahham
- Joud Khalil
- Raghad Dweikat
- Tala Albadawi
- Saad Al-Lahhaam
- Wa'd Amer
- Aman Maraqa
Institutions
- An-Najah National University (PS)
- Al-Quds University (PS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344420
- Primary Topic
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- An-Najah National University
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney