Tinnitus: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Tinnitus

Impacted Cerumen

May 15, 2007 (3) Earwax: What you should know.American Academy of Family Physicians, 2007 Links: syringing (to remove ear wax ) hearing loss (conductive) tinnitus otalgia [gpnotebook.com]

What causes tinnitus? Tinnitus (pronounced tin-NY-tus or TIN-u-tus) is not a disease. [nidcd.nih.gov]

Impacted cerumen can cause earaches, temporary hearing loss, ringing in the ear (tinnitus), coughing, or a feeling that the ear is full or plugged. [kidshealth.org]

Patulous Eustachian Tube

[…] form of background/white noise otherwise my tinnitus becomes very unpleasant and seems to amplify my other symptoms. [ehealthforum.com]

The evaluation scale of PHI was modified from the Japanese version of the tinnitus handicap inventory-12 (THI-12). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms can mimic symptoms of superior semicircular canal dehiscence: autophony, aural fullness, hyperacusis and breathing synchronous tinnitus. [entandaudiologynews.com]

Anemia

[…] common symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia (that are not usually connected to pregnancy) include: headaches hearing ringing, buzzing or hissing noises inside your head (tinnitus [nhs.uk]

Tinnitus This is extremely common in patients with PA and is probably due to slight nerve damage to the brain. [pernicious-anaemia-society.org]

Depression

Sleep Walking Smoking Social Anxiety Social Security Spina Bifida Stress Stroke Stuttering Suboxone Sugar Addiction Suicide Surgery Teen Testicular Cancer Thyroid Cancer Tinnitus [depression.supportgroups.com]

Ménière Disease

While not all tinnitus sufferers experience vertigo, nearly everyone with Meniere's disease experiences severe vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss and a feeling of fullness in [tinnitusformula.com]

(mean pre/postoperative tinnitus handicap inventory test: 77.2/6), and finally increasing the overall quality-of-life parameters. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tinnitus Tinnitus was not altered by betahistine in the study by Schmidt 1992. [doi.org]

Presbycusis

[…] with tinnitus become crucial. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In patients with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, fitting the impaired ear is sufficient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Combo Pack Tinnitus Combo Pack Arches Tinnitus Combo Pack includes a three-month supply of all Arches Products. [tinnitusformula.com]

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

CONCLUSION: Replicating previous work in tinnitus patients with TMJ complaints, classical risk factors for tinnitus like older age and male gender are less relevant in tinnitus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] for a Putative Tinnitus Subtype. [journals.plos.org]

Tinnitus Studies have revealed a close relationship between TMD and tinnitus in that people dealing with TMD are more prone to tinnitus. [cerezen.eu]

Hypertension

Elevated blood pressure (known as hypertension) increases with age, and most rapidly over age 60. Systolic hypertension is more strongly associated with cardiovascular disease than diastolic hypertension, and occurs more commonly in older people. It is important to know the benefits and harms of antihypertensive[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Otitis Media

Presenting symptoms of the latter condition may include hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo and facial palsy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Learn More About Topic Tinnitus Over 50 million Americans have experienced tinnitus, or ringing in ears, which is the perception of sound without an external source being [entnet.org]

ENT specialists treat conditions such as ear infection, hearing loss, dizziness, ringing in the ears (called tinnitus), ear, face, or neck pain, and more. [entnet.org]

Pineal Gland Cyst

[…] symptoms could include headache, unexpected seizures, visual disturbances, memory loss, cognitive decline, muscle fasciculations, nausea, weakness, fatigue, light sensitivity, tinnitus [youtube.com]

Anonymonster Member Tinnitus Since: Fuck knows Cause of Tinnitus: Mdma abuse This is why yyou stay away from mdma. [tinnitustalk.com]

Do you have pulsatile tinnitus, too? What symptoms have you had? [tinnitustalk.com]

Acute Otitis Media

The limited evidence available suggests that acute otitis media with tinnitus and/or bacterial pathology may have an increased risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, which [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Early symptoms included otalgia, progressive sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus with inflammation of the tympanic membrane. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Associated features - Some hearing loss, tinnitus and fever. Small children may appear unwell, crying and be pulling at the affected ear. [entsho.com]

Head Trauma

Vision is usually blurred with tinnitus of the ear due to cranial nerve damage. [symptoma.com]

Huffing American Tinnitus Assoc: Ringing in the ears - Information, resources and support. [headinjury.com]

Lightheadedness and/or dizziness Problems with balance Nausea Problems with memory and/or concentration Change in sleep patterns Blurred vision "Tired" eyes Ringing in the ears (tinnitus [m.hopkinsmedicine.org]

Otitis Externa

Patients with otitis externa (OE) may complain of the following: Otalgia, ranging from mild to severe, typically progressing over 1-2 days Hearing loss Ear fullness or pressure Tinnitus [emedicine.medscape.com]

It is commonly seen in swimmers, particularly in the summer months.1 The most frequent symptoms are discharge, pain, hearing loss, itching, and tinnitus. [mdedge.com]

There is a history of increasing otalgia with or without: custard-like, thick ear discharge conductive hearing loss tinnitus dizziness or dysequilibrium (sometimes true vertigo [entsho.com]

Acute Otitis Externa

There is a history of increasing otalgia with or without: custard-like, thick ear discharge conductive hearing loss tinnitus dizziness or dysequilibrium (sometimes true vertigo [entsho.com]

[…] service-related tinnitus are estimated to exceed 2 billion. [otonomy.com]

Feeling of increased pressure inside the ear due to fluid accumulation The external auditory canal becomes narrowing Ringing sensation inside the ear or tinnitus Occasional [medicalfoxx.com]

Whiplash Injury

The most common cause of tinnitus is exposure to noise, with approximately 70% of people with tinnitus having noise-induced hearing loss. [tinnitusformula.com]

Once it is manageable, I start with amplification and change the sound therapy regimen for tinnitus retraining. [journals.lww.com]

Tinnitus in Whiplash Injury. International Tinnitus Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2 – July/Dec, 1995. 5 – Trantor RMD, Graham JR. [tinnitusformula.com]

Carotid Stenosis

[…] symptomatic, usually presents as transient ischemic attack or stroke transient visual disturbance ( amaurosis fugax ) unilateral muscle weakness or paresthesia dizziness tinnitus [medbullets.com]

Less common symptoms are artery sounds (bruits), or ringing in the ears (tinnitus). Pathophysiology[edit] The common carotid artery is the large vertical artery in red. [en.wikipedia.org]

Chronic Otitis Media

Patients whose preoperative air-bone-gap was less than 15dB showed no improvement in postoperative tinnitus using the visual analog scale (p 0.889) and the tinnitus handicap [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] relationship between post-operative tinnitus reduction and pre-operative tinnitus tone, tinnitus duration, post-operative hearing recovery, and tympanogram. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] evaluate whether chronic otitis media (COM) may cause inner ear damages or middle ear surgery may improve this damage with regard to sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and tinnitus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

A 69-year-old woman, with no history of vertigo attacks, presented with the classical triad of symptoms for Ménière's disease in the right ear (vertigo, tinnitus, fullness [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

(4) Have you previously experienced hearing loss in one ear, or have you experienced hearing loss, tinnitus, or ear fullness with this D/V? [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hearing is not affected and tinnitus is not a feature. [patient.info]

Anxiety Disorder

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search cognitive disorder with an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations anxiety state anxiety neurosis chronic anxiety anxiety edit English anxiety disorder cognitive disorder with an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations anxiety state anxiety[…] [wikidata.org]

Acoustic Trauma

The most effective masking of the tinnitus due to acoustic trauma was by pure tones. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract 56 Subjects complaining of tinnitus underwent an audiometric test and a test for identifying the analogous pitch of their tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The majority of patients experienced both, tinnitus and hearing loss as a consequence of AAT. Yet, in 6.2% of the subjects tinnitus was the only symptom. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cerebellar Stroke

Patients with symptoms commonly peripheral in etiology (nystagmus, tinnitus, gait instability, etc.) were included in the study. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tinnitus or abnormal sounds in ear sometimes leading to deafness. Double vision. [tandurust.com]

I still suffer from tinnitus, however it dulls every month that passes by. [stroke-survivors.co.uk]

Sudden Hearing Loss

[…] and/or remission of tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Successful treatment consists of the components of Arches Tinnitus Combo Pack, including Arches Tinnitus Formulaâ, Arches Tinnitus Stress Formulaâ, and Arches Tinnitus B12 [tinnitusformula.com]

Our findings also suggest benefit for the treatment of tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Susac Syndrome

She also complained of decreased hearing with tinnitus of the right ear and mild headache. She was previously healthy and had no remarkable medical history. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Despite comprehensive clinical and laboratory studies that did not reveal systemic disease, 3 weeks later, the patient developed vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ten patients (43.5%) reported a fluctuating hearing loss, 14 (61%) reported tinnitus, and 13 (56.5%) noted vertigo. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Basilar Migraine

The basilar-type aura had a median duration of 60 minutes and comprised vertigo 61%, dysarthria 53%, tinnitus 45%, diplopia 45%, bilateral visual symptoms 40%, bilateral paresthesias [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The basilar-type aura comprised diplopia 52%, vertigo 43%, tinnitus 43%, bilateral visual symptoms 39%, hypacusia 26%, ataxia 26%, dysarthria 22%, bilateral paresthesias 13% [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms include partial or total loss of vision or double vision, dizziness and loss of balance (vertigo), poor muscle coordination, slurred speech, a ringing in the ears (tinnitus [medium.com]

Labyrinthitis

Subjective assessment via the Speech, Spatial and Qualities scale (SSQ) and the Tinnitus Visual Analogue Scale was performed at preimplant and 12 months postimplant. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other uncommon symptoms include inner ear dyfunctions such as vertigo and tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This unusual stimulation is interpreted as tinnitus. Conditions that cause vertigo may also cause tinnitus. [wikihow.com]

Herpes Zoster Oticus

Other symptoms may include hearing loss, vertigo (abnormal sensation of movement), and tinnitus (abnormal sounds). [ninds.nih.gov]

This may occasionally be associated with tinnitus, vertigo, deafness, severe otalgia, and inflammation of the pinna. [mesh.kib.ki.se]

Other symptoms may include hearing loss, vertigo (abnormal sensation of movement), tinnitus (abnormal sounds), taste loss in the tongue, dry mouth, and dry eyes. [sharecare.com]

Panic Disorder

[…] because of severe tinnitus at each attempt. [benzo.org.uk]

[…] regular benzodiazepines Daily benzodiazepine dose at presentation (mg) Months since withdrawal Outcome* 1 F 34 Menorrhagia 14 Nitrazepam 10 Diazepam 12.5 - Relapsed 2 M 31 Tinnitus [benzo.org.uk]

First noticed left-sided tinnitus 1 month after withdrawal. [benzo.org.uk]

Conjunctivitis

Tinnitus trouble? [hiddenhearing.ie]

[…] about your tinnitus and reduce anxiety tinnitus retraining therapy – using sound therapy to retrain your brain to tune out and be less aware of the tinnitus Tinnitus retraining [nhs.uk]

Ringing in the ears; Noises or buzzing in the ears; Ear buzzing; Otitis media - tinnitus; Aneurysm - tinnitus; Ear infection - tinnitus; Meniere disease - tinnitus Tinnitus [mountsinai.org]

Fabry Disease

Tinnitus and progressive sensorineural hearing loss are frequent complains. A stabilization of hearing function has been reported with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most frequent manifestations in female patients were fatigue and cornea verticillata (50%), and tinnitus, vertigo and angiokeratoma (25%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tinnitus was reported by 41.2%. Renal and cardiac impairment influenced the severity of hearing loss (p 0.05). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cinchonism

Cinchonism is characterized by hearing loss, headache, tinnitus, and signs of cerebral congestion. See also quinine. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Poisoning by cinchona, quinine, or quinidine; characterized by tinnitus, headache, deafness, and occasionally, anaphylactoid shock. [encyclo.co.uk]

Cinchonism, or quinine toxicity, includes nausea, vomiting, and tinnitus. Many other side effects have been reported in the literature. [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]