The Risk of Developing Tinnitus and Air Pollution Exposure

• Published in: Atmosphere Vol. 16; no. 5; p. 618
• Main Authors: Lai, Po-Yu, Lee, Chang-Yin, Chang, Kuang-Hsi, Chang, Yu-Kang, Hsu, Yi-Chao, Chiu, Ing-Ming, Tsai, Stella Chin-Shaw, Cho, Der-Yang, Lin, Cheng-Li, Lin, Tsung-Hsing, Chuang, Wu-Lung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Air monitoring; Air pollution; Air quality; Alcohol abuse; Asthma; Chronic illnesses; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Environmental aspects; Environmental protection; Environmental risk; Exposure; Health aspects; Humidity; Medical records; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Nitrogen dioxide; Osteoporosis; Outdoor air quality; Particulate emissions; Particulate matter; Pollutants; Pollution levels; Public health; Risk factors; Sulfur dioxide; Suspended particulate matter; Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency; Taiwan National Health Research Database; Tinnitus; Urbanization; Taiwan

(1) Background: The role of air pollutants as risk factors for tinnitus remains unclear. To address this gap in research, we conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Taiwan by integrating patients’ clinical data with daily air quality data to evaluate the environmental risk factors assoc...