Disease or Syndrome
tinnitus

tin·ni·tus [ ti-nahy-tuh s, tin-i- ]
Subclass of:
Hearing problem
Etymology:
Latin tinnitus = a tinkling sound
Definitions related to tinnitus:
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A disorder in which a person hears noises such as buzzing, ringing, clicking, or the sound of a pulse, when no outside sound is causing them. Tinnitus may have many different causes, and may be a symptom of another disease or condition. It may be caused by certain tumors and anticancer drugs.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A noise in the ears, such as ringing, buzzing, roaring or clicking in the absence of auditory stimulation.U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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A nonspecific symptom of hearing disorder characterized by the sensation of buzzing, ringing, clicking, pulsations, and other noises in the ear. Objective tinnitus refers to noises generated from within the ear or adjacent structures that can be heard by other individuals. The term subjective tinnitus is used when the sound is audible only to the affected individual. Tinnitus may occur as a manifestation of COCHLEAR DISEASES; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; and other conditions.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A ringing in the ears or some other sound that has no external cause.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Abnormal perception of sounds experienced by an individual in the absence of auditory stimulation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Noises in one or both ears, such as ringing, buzzing or clicking; an adverse effect of some psychotropic drugs.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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Symptom of hearing disorder characterized by the sensation of buzzing, ringing, clicking, pulsations, roaring or other noises in the ear.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Tinnitus is an auditory perception that can be described as the experience of sound, in the ear or in the head, in the absence of external acoustic stimulation.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Tinnitus is often described as a ringing in the ears. It also can sound like roaring, clicking, hissing, or buzzing. It may be soft or loud, high pitched or low pitched. You might hear it in either one or both ears. Millions of Americans have tinnitus. People with severe tinnitus may have trouble hearing, working or even sleeping. Causes of tinnitus include Hearing loss in older people; Exposure to loud noises; Ear and sinus infections; Heart or blood vessel problems; Meniere's disease; Brain tumors; Hormonal changes in women; Thyroid problems; Certain medicines. Treatment depends on the cause. Treatments may include hearing aids, sound-masking devices, medicines, and ways to learn how to cope with the noise. NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication DisordersMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disorder characterized by noise in the ears, such as ringing, buzzing, roaring or clicking.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Tinnitus is a noise in the ears. It is experienced by 10 to 15% of the population. Subjective tinnitus is perception of sound in the absence of an acoustic stimulus and is heard only by the patient. Most tinnitus is subjective.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the head or the ears. The term tinnitus derives from the Latin word tinnire, meaning to ring.WebMD, 2019
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Tinnitus is the perception of noise or ringing in the ears. A common problem, tinnitus affects about 15 to 20 percent of people. Tinnitus isn't a condition itself - it's a symptom of an underlying condition, such as age-related hearing loss, ear injury or a circulatory system disorder.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Tinnitus is the perception of sounds in the absence of external auditory stimulus. It is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Tinnitus may be the result of hearing loss, noise damage, aging, medication use, sounds produced by adjacent structures, or other disease processes.Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Tinnitus, ringing or buzzing in the ears. An estimated one-third of adults experience tinnitus at some point in their lives, and some 10 to 15 percent of individuals are afflicted by chronic tinnitus. There are two types of tinnitus: subjective, which is the most common form, and objective, which...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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