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Our objective was to examine the longitudinal association between persistent tinnitus, bothersome tinnitus, and 3-year elevation of audiometric hearing thresholds.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We conducted a longitudinal cohort study among 3106 women (mean age 59 years) who were participants in the Nurses\u2019 Health Study II (2012\u20132018). Information on tinnitus was obtained from biennial questionnaires. Longitudinal changes in air conduction thresholds (0.5 to 8\u2009kHz) were assessed by pure-tone audiometry conducted by licensed audiologists at 19 audiology testing sites across the United States. Logistic regression was used to estimate multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (MVORs, 95% confidence interval [CI]) and evaluate the relations of persistent tinnitus (several days per week or more), bothersome tinnitus (interferes with work, sleep, or daily activities), and risk of 3-year elevation of hearing thresholds.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Persistent tinnitus was associated with higher risk of 3-year elevation of hearing thresholds across a broad range of frequencies. Compared with women without tinnitus, the MVORs (95% CI) for \u22655-dB threshold elevation among women with persistent tinnitus were 1.01 (0.81, 1.25) at 0.5\u2009kHz, 1.45 (1.17, 1.81) at 1\u2009kHz, 1.25 (1.00, 1.56) at 2\u2009kHz, 1.34 (1.07, 1.69) at 3\u2009kHz, 1.34 (1.06, 1.70) at 4\u2009kHz, 1.49 (1.16, 1.91) at 6\u2009kHz, and 1.63 (1.25, 2.12) at 8\u2009kHz. The magnitudes of the associations for \u226510-dB threshold elevation were similar. The magnitudes of the associations were substantially greater among women with bothersome tinnitus. For example, compared with women without tinnitus, the MVORs (95% CI) for a \u22655- and \u226510-dB elevation of hearing thresholds at 4\u2009kHz were 2.97 (1.50, 5.89) and 2.79 (1.38, 5.65), respectively. The risk was elevated even among women with tinnitus who had clinically normal hearing thresholds at baseline. In analyses that examined the association of tinnitus and elevation of low-, mid- and high-frequency pure-tone average (PTA) hearing thresholds, the results were similar. Compared with women without tinnitus, the MVORs (95% CI) for \u22655-dB PTA elevation among women with persistent tinnitus were 1.29 (0.99,1.67) for LPTA<jats:sub>(0.5,1,2\u2009kHz)<\/jats:sub>; 1.44 (1.16, 1.78) for MPTA<jats:sub>(3,4\u2009kHz)<\/jats:sub>; and 1.38 (1.11, 1.71) for HPTA<jats:sub>(6,8\u2009kHz)<\/jats:sub>. For \u226510-dB elevation, the MVORs were 2.85 (1.55, 5.23), 1.52 (1.10, 2.09), and 1.41 (1.10, 1.82), respectively.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Persistent tinnitus was associated with substantially higher risk of 3-year hearing threshold elevation, even among women with clinically normal baseline hearing. The magnitudes of the associations were greater among those with bothersome tinnitus. Monitoring hearing sensitivities may be indicated in patients with tinnitus, including those without audiometric evidence of hearing impairment.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/aud.0000000000000990","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,25]],"date-time":"2021-02-25T07:48:42Z","timestamp":1614239322000},"page":"886-895","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Tinnitus and 3-Year Change in Audiometric Hearing Thresholds"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"Sharon G.","family":"Curhan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"},{"name":"Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 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