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This study aimed to assess the prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors of tinnitus in the United States (U.S.) using large-scale survey data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 125,252 volunteer adults (\u2265\u200918\u00a0years) enrolled in the Apple Hearing Study, a nationwide app-based cohort of iPhone users in the U.S. (November 2019\u2013November 2022). The outcomes were the weighted prevalence of any tinnitus and bothersome tinnitus, measured using self-reported tinnitus frequency, duration, awareness, loudness, and interference with hearing. Age-adjusted and multivariable logistic regression models were applied to analyze the odds ratios of self-reported potential risk factors on tinnitus, and a weighted decision tree identified the strongest predictors of bothersome tinnitus.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The estimated weighted national prevalence of any tinnitus was 30.8% (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: [30.3%, 31.2%]) and bothersome tinnitus was 11.6% (95% CI: [11.3%, 11.9%]). Controlling for age, sex, race\/ethnicity, and other sociodemographic characteristics, self-rated hearing ability was the strongest risk factor for any tinnitus (odds ratios of 4.52 [95% CI: 4.03\u20135.06] and bothersome tinnitus 8.88 [95% CI: 7.52\u201310.49], comparing poor to excellent hearing). The odds of both types of tinnitus increased with age, peaking in the 60\u201364 age group (2.01 [95% CI: 1.77\u20132.28] for any tinnitus and 2.72 [95% CI: 2.24\u20133.92] for bothersome tinnitus) after adjusting for the same set of variables. Non-Hispanic Whites had higher odds of any and bothersome tinnitus compared to other race\/ethnicities. A reported history of occupational noise exposure was associated with higher odds of any and bothersome tinnitus.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Approximately 3 in 10 U.S. adults are estimated to experience any tinnitus, and about 1 in 10 affected by bothersome tinnitus. Tinnitus is associated with worse self-rated hearing ability, age, race\/ethnicity, and a history of workplace noise. 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