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Tinnitus
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".
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Hearing sound when no external sound is present
Causes — why it happens
- ·Noise-induced hearing loss, ear , disease of the heart or blood , Ménière's disease, brain , vestibular schwannoma, cholesteatoma, traumatic brain injury, excessive earwax
How it's found
- ·Based on symptoms, audiogram, exam
Treatment
- ·Counseling, sound generators, hearing aids
Complications
- ·Poor concentration, anxiety, depression
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