Association between sleep and tinnitus in US adults: Data from the NHANES (2007–2012)

Abstract

We evaluated the relationship between sleep factors and tinnitus risk using data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007–2012), focusing on adults aged 20 to 80 years. Our analysis included 4354 participants, with sleep patterns categorized as healthy, intermediate, or poor. We observed that both short (odds ratio [OR]: 1.43) and long (OR: 1.48) sleep durations increased the risk of tinnitus compared with the healthy range (7–9 hours). Additionally, sleep disturbances were significantly correlated with tinnitus (OR: 1.52), with the strongest association occurring in individuals with poor sleep patterns (OR: 1.71). The results of the weighted logistic regression analysis underscored these findings.