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This study aimed to investigate the association between hypertension and auditory deficits (hearing loss and tinnitus).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study employed a cross-sectional study including 106 (54.7% female) hypertensive adults aged 18\u201355 years, and 92 (52.2% female) non-hypertensive sex- and age-matched adults residing in South Africa. A data extraction sheet was used to obtain hypertension information from participants' medical files, and to subjectively obtain tinnitus status and characteristics among participants. Participants' hearing sensitivity\u2014including extended high frequencies (EHF)\u2014were measured using a diagnostic audiometer. The \u03c72 test determined the difference in auditory deficit prevalence between the study groups. Logistic regression was used to identify predictor variables associated with auditory deficits in the hypertensive group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A hearing loss prevalence of 37.4% among hypertensive adults compared to 14.1% among the non-hypertensive group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.000, \u03c72 = 14.00) was found. The EHF pure-tone average among the hypertensive group was 44.1 \u00b1 19.2 dB HL, and 20.0 \u00b1 18.3 dB HL among the control group. Bilateral mild sensorineural hearing loss was the most common type of hearing loss among hypertensive adults. A higher prevalence of tinnitus (41.5%) was found in the hypertensive group compared to the control group (22.8%) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.008, \u03c72 = 7.09). In this study, 30.3% of hypertensive adults had tinnitus without hearing loss compared to 17.7% non-hypertensive adults. Factors associated with hearing loss included being between 50 and 55 years [adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 3.35; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.32\u20138.50; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.011], having grade 2 hypertension (AOR = 4.18; 95% CI: 1.02\u201317.10; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.048), and being on antihypertensive medication (AOR = 3.18; 95% CI: 1.02\u20139.87; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.045). Tinnitus was associated with grade 3 hypertension (AOR = 3.90; 95% CI: 1.12\u201312.64; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.033).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study showed that hypertensive adults had a higher proportion of hearing loss and tinnitus compared to non-hypertensive adults. 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