A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANES

Sleep duration is associated to various health impairments, while its comprehensive association with tinnitus is rarely investigated. The current study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence, and to determine the optimal sleep duration relating to the lowest...

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Main Authors: Yongpeng Li, Lu Peng, Ying Lan, Tao Hou, Xiao Pan, Shihua Yin
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2025-03-01
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Lu Peng
Ying Lan
Tao Hou
Xiao Pan
Shihua Yin
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Ying Lan
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Xiao Pan
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description Sleep duration is associated to various health impairments, while its comprehensive association with tinnitus is rarely investigated. The current study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence, and to determine the optimal sleep duration relating to the lowest tinnitus risk. Data of participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2012 and 2015 to 2018 were retrieved. A total of 13,871 participants were eligible and included in the analysis. Generally, sleep duration was lower in participants with tinnitus compared to those without (7.15±1.76 vs 7.30±1.51 h, P<0.001). After adjustment by demographics, lifestyle, and chronic diseases, a U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence was observed, with the inflection point at 8.5 h. Interestingly, in participants with sleep duration <8.5 h, sleep duration exhibited an independent negative correlation with tinnitus risk [OR=0.88 (95%CI: 0.84-0.93), P<0.001], while in participants with sleep duration ≥8.5 h, sleep duration had an independent positive association with tinnitus risk [OR=1.16 (95%CI: 1.04-1.28), P=0.006]. In conclusion, a U-shaped relationship was found between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence, with a sleep duration of about 8.5 h being associated with the lowest tinnitus risk.
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spelling doaj-art-e46cb9ea2bc54ff8bfcebb5911c695732025-08-20T03:15:47ZengAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research1414-431X2025-03-015810.1590/1414-431x2025e14109A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANESYongpeng Lihttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-6685-2927Lu Penghttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-7120-5495Ying Lanhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-3130-2239Tao Houhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-8031-8343Xiao Panhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-4865-6150Shihua Yinhttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-4644-5198Sleep duration is associated to various health impairments, while its comprehensive association with tinnitus is rarely investigated. The current study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence, and to determine the optimal sleep duration relating to the lowest tinnitus risk. Data of participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2012 and 2015 to 2018 were retrieved. A total of 13,871 participants were eligible and included in the analysis. Generally, sleep duration was lower in participants with tinnitus compared to those without (7.15±1.76 vs 7.30±1.51 h, P<0.001). After adjustment by demographics, lifestyle, and chronic diseases, a U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence was observed, with the inflection point at 8.5 h. Interestingly, in participants with sleep duration <8.5 h, sleep duration exhibited an independent negative correlation with tinnitus risk [OR=0.88 (95%CI: 0.84-0.93), P<0.001], while in participants with sleep duration ≥8.5 h, sleep duration had an independent positive association with tinnitus risk [OR=1.16 (95%CI: 1.04-1.28), P=0.006]. In conclusion, a U-shaped relationship was found between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence, with a sleep duration of about 8.5 h being associated with the lowest tinnitus risk.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2025000100615&lng=en&tlng=enSleep durationTinnitusNHANESIncidenceU-shaped relationship
spellingShingle Yongpeng Li
Lu Peng
Ying Lan
Tao Hou
Xiao Pan
Shihua Yin
A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANES
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Sleep duration
Tinnitus
NHANES
Incidence
U-shaped relationship
title A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANES
title_full A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANES
title_fullStr A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANES
title_full_unstemmed A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANES
title_short A U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence: analysis of 13,871 participants from NHANES
title_sort u shaped relationship between sleep duration and tinnitus incidence analysis of 13 871 participants from nhanes
topic Sleep duration
Tinnitus
NHANES
Incidence
U-shaped relationship
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