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Increase the proportion of adults with tinnitus that started in the past 5 years who have seen a specialist — HOSCD‑10 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
36.8 percent (2023) *

National Target:
45.6 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
36.8 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with onset of "bothersome" (i.e., a moderate, big, or very big problem) tinnitus in the past 5 years had seen a health care specialist in 2023 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Total
36.8
CI 31.5 / 42.3
SE 3.163

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Sex, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Male
36.8
CI 28.1 / 46.2
SE 5.815
Female
37.9
CI 31.0 / 45.1
SE 3.938

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
35.3
CI 22.3 / 50.1
SE 8.030
White only
38.5
CI 32.4 / 44.8
SE 3.697
2 or more races
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
32.6
CI 19.6 / 47.8
SE 7.491
Not Hispanic or Latino
37.6
CI 31.8 / 43.5
SE 3.484
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
36.4
CI 23.1 / 51.4
SE 8.189
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
38.0
CI 31.5 / 44.8
SE 4.014
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Age group, 2023 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
18-44 years
32.3
CI 22.1 / 43.9
SE 5.332
18-24 years
DSU
25-44 years
31.1
CI 19.9 / 44.2
SE 5.919
45-64 years
40.5
CI 31.8 / 49.6
SE 4.384
45-54 years
DSU
55-64 years
42.5
CI 32.0 / 53.5
SE 5.285
65 years and over
43.0
CI 33.9 / 52.5
SE 4.568
65-74 years
38.8
CI 27.6 / 50.9
SE 5.683
75-84 years
DSU
85 years and over
DSU

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Less than High school
DSU
High school
40.8
CI 28.8 / 53.7
SE 6.752
Some college or Associate degree
31.9
CI 22.5 / 42.5
SE 5.354
4-year college degree or more
52.7
CI 42.7 / 62.6
SE 5.719

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
<100
24.3
CI 12.6 / 39.5
SE 7.053
100-199
26.0
CI 17.1 / 36.7
SE 5.276
200-399
39.7
CI 28.5 / 51.9
SE 6.564
400+
57.0
CI 45.2 / 68.3
SE 7.406

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Insured
36.9
CI 30.1 / 44.1
SE 3.896
Private
50.4
CI 41.1 / 59.7
SE 5.489
Public
19.5
CI 10.4 / 31.8
SE 5.238
Uninsured
DSU

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Geographic location, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
40.3
CI 34.3 / 46.5
SE 3.534
Non-metropolitan
22.7
CI 12.5 / 35.9
SE 7.023

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Marital status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
36.5
CI 29.8 / 43.5
SE 4.086
Divorced, separated, widowed
30.0
CI 20.3 / 41.3
SE 8.800
Never married
29.0
CI 17.9 / 42.3
SE 5.819

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Country of birth, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
US
37.4
CI 31.5 / 43.5
SE 3.471
Outside US
32.1
CI 20.7 / 45.3
SE 7.074

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Veteran
DSU
Non-veteran
37.0
CI 31.3 / 43.0
SE 3.400

Adults with moderate to severe tinnitus in the past 5 years who have seen an audiologist or otolaryngologist by Sexual orientation, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Straight
41.3
CI 35.6 / 47.2
SE 3.608
Straight, Male
35.8
CI 26.8 / 45.5
SE 5.975
Straight, Female
44.4
CI 36.9 / 52.1
SE 4.624
Gay/​Lesbian
DSU
Gay, Male
DNA
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
DSU
Bisexual, Male
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DNA

Disparity