Adults living with any tinnitus worldwide
more than 740 million adults
people, worldwide, adults
“Despite the substantial heterogeneity among studies, this comprehensive systematic review on the prevalence and incidence of tinnitus suggests that tinnitus affects more than 740 million adults globally and is perceived as a major problem by more than 120 million people, mostly aged 65 years or older.”
- Kind of source
- Peer-reviewed study
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- Built on a pooled prevalence of any tinnitus of 14.4% among adults; severe tinnitus is 2.3%. 'More than' makes 740 million a lower bound.
- About
- Tinnitus
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.