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- Medical condition (new).name
- Tinnitus
- Medical condition (new).field
- Otorhinolaryngology, audiology, neurology
- Medical condition (new).pronounce
- or
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Hearing sound when no external sound is present
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Poor concentration, anxiety, depression
- Medical condition (new).onset
- Gradual
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Noise-induced hearing loss, ear infections, disease of the heart or blood vessels, Ménière's disease, brain tumors, inner ear tumors, traumatic brain injury, excessive earwax
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Based on symptoms, audiogram, neurological exam
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Counseling, sound generators, hearing aids
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- ~12.5%
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35 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Course
- Adverse psychological effects
- Types
- Subjective tinnitus
- Hearing loss
- Associated factors
- Objective tinnitus
- Pediatric tinnitus
- Pulsatile tinnitus
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Audiology
- Psychoacoustics
- Hyperacusis
- Severity
- Pulsatile tinnitus
- Differential diagnosis
- Prevention
- Management
- Psychological
- Sound-based interventions
- Physical therapy
- Medications
- Neuromodulation
- Nerve damage repair via neurotrophins
- Alternative medicines not effective
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- Adults
- Children
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Tinnitus is a condition when a person hears a ringing sound or a different variety of sounds when no corresponding external sound is present and that other people cannot hear. The word tinnitus comes from the Latin tinnire, "to ring".
Tinnitus may be associated with hearing loss or decreased comprehension of speech in noisy environments. It is common, affecting about 10–15% of people. Most tolerate it well, and it is a significant (severe) problem in only 1–2% of people.