Tinnitus: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Tinnitus

Impacted Cerumen

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

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]

Symptoms • Diminished hearing – often of sudden onset after “cleaning” the ears • Discomfort – seldom complain of pain unless the wax is pressing on the drum • Tinnitus occasionally [slideshare.net]

Patulous Eustachian Tube

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

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

Diaz, M.D. 1 Citing Article A 36-year-old woman presented with a 4-year history of intermittent bilateral aural fullness, subjective hearing loss, and popping and crackling tinnitus [nejm.org]

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]

Thus, a typical attack consists of vertigo, tinnitus and loss of hearing. Towards the later stages vertigo reduces while tinnitus and deafness remain permanent. [symptoma.com]

Presbycusis

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

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

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

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]

How Do You Pronounce Tinnitus? Tinnitus is pronounced tih-NIGHT-us or TIN-ih-tus. What Is Tinnitus? [emedicinehealth.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]

Acoustic Trauma

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

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]

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]

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]

Tinnitus E. Decreased hearing F. Double vision G. Ataxia H. Bilateral paresthesias I. Bilateral paresis J. [dynamicchiropractic.com]

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]

Labyrinthitis

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

This means that labyrinthitis can cause hearing loss or ringing in the ears (tinnitus). What causes vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis? [eyeandear.org.au]

If hearing loss is accompanied by tinnitus, check your external ear for impacted wax. [wikihow.com]

Herpes Zoster Oticus

This may occasionally be associated with tinnitus, vertigo, deafness, severe otalgia, and inflammation of the pinna. [profiles.umassmed.edu]

Tinnitus. Facial weakness or face drop. [patient.info]

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

Cinchonism

[…] cinchonism [sin´ko-nizm] toxicity due to overdosage of cinchona alkaloids; symptoms are tinnitus and slight deafness, photophobia and other visual disturbances, mental dullness [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Various side-effects of quinine use exist, but cinchonism includes nausea, vomiting and tinnitus as constitutive features. [symptoma.com]

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

Sensorineural Hearing Impairment

[…] months) of ISSHL and/or tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patients within an otolaryngology department presenting with asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss and/or unilateral tinnitus can be safely [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We reported the recovery of sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus in a 22-year-old man after complete removal of intracranial portion of jugular foramen schwannoma via the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Otitis Externa

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

If wax is totally blocking your ear, or if any of the following symptoms are present, it may need to be removed: hearing loss, earache, tinnitus (noises in your ear that come [independent.ie]

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]

Otosclerosis

RESULTS: Low pitch tinnitus had more favorable outcome compared to high pitch tinnitus (p=0.002). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] of tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Otosclerosis may also be associated with annoying tinnitus, and tinnitus management is important in the rehabilitation process. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Barré-Liéou Syndrome

Barre-Lieou (Neck Pain, Blurred Vision, Nausea, Vertigo, Tinnitus) Barre-Lieou is a commonly missed source of chronic pain. [piedmontpmr.com]

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search syndrome that involves occipital head aches, nystagmus on head movement, tinnitus, spasms, blurred vision, corneal hyperaesthesia [wikidata.org]

Some symptoms include migraine pain, tinnitus, involuntary eye movements upon head movement (nystagmus), ringing in the ear (tinnitus), spasms, and blurred vision. [patientslikeme.com]

Glomus Jugulare Tumor

Glomus jugulare tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of adult chronic otitis, deafness, tinnitus, and dysfunction of the lower cranial nerves. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 33-year-old woman presented a chronic headache and sore throat on the right side of her body, continuous pulsatile tinnitus with decreasing hearing in the right ear, and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] the enzyme that converts norepinephrine to epinephrine, was absent.4 We describe a 37-year-old man with severe hypertension (blood pressure, 180/150 mm Hg), right-sided tinnitus [nejm.org]

Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula

After the procedure, tinnitus, bruit, and headache were reduced immediately. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 77-year-old woman presented with unilateral ocular pain, exophthalmos, vascular tinnitus, and chemosis several weeks after a minor closed head injury. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other common symptoms include pulsatile tinnitus, exophthalmos, and headache. [amboss.com]

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Patients without pulsatile tinnitus were excluded. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Treatment was directed toward the etiology of the tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] relative to those without pulsatile tinnitus and a control group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acoustic Neuritis

Re: Anyone with Vestibular neuritis have tinnitus? Yes! However, mine has 95% gone away. How long have you had the tinnitus? I was hit with VN on 2/2/2010. [healthboards.com]

H93.92 Unspecified disorder of left ear H93.93 Unspecified disorder of ear, bilateral H93.A1 Pulsatile tinnitus, right ear H93.A2 Pulsatile tinnitus, left ear H93.A3 Pulsatile [codelay.com]

Snapshot A patient presents with hearing loss and tinnitus that began yesterday as well as a sensation that the room was "spinning" around them. [medbullets.com]

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]

Otitis Externa

Clinical practice guideline: tinnitus. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Oct;151(S2):S1-40. [choosingwisely.org]

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]

Salicylate Poisoning

vertigo, confusion GIT : Nausea and vomiting Risk assessment: Severity Salicylate dosage Clinical effects Minimal symptoms 150-300mg/kg Mild-moderate symptoms: Tinnitus, [rch.org.au]

[…] vertigo, confusion GIT : Nausea and vomiting Risk assessment: Severity Salicylate dosage Clinical effects <150mg/kg Minimal symptoms 150-300mg/kg Mild-moderate symptoms: Tinnitus [rch.org.au]

[…] nutrition) Chronology may be preceded by relatively asymptomatic period often gradual and insidious (ingestion over > 12 hrs) Symptoms Initial Anorexia, nausea and vomiting Tinnitus [emedsa.org.au]

Post Lumbar Puncture Headache

Post Lumbar Puncture Headache Caffeine Taurate Magnesium Tinnitus the long-term course of migraine with aura (MA) has been poorly explored. [emergingindustries.eu]

Tinnitus is probably due to a cochlear dysfunction, and presents special characteristics. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The more severe the headache, the more frequently it was associated with dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acoustic Neuroma

[…] preoperative tinnitus, and no tinnitus in 78% and appeared in 22% of 77 patients without preoperative tinnitus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RESULTS: Of the 53 patients who completed the survey, 17% reported that their tinnitus resolved; 9% reported improvement; 23% reported no change; 43% reported that their tinnitus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients answered the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) questionnaire pre- and postoperatively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Carotid Artery Dissection

After 2 months, the stenosis and tinnitus spontaneously resolved. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Manifestations of internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) include ischemic stroke and TIA (>70% of patients), headache, neck pain, Horner syndrome, cranial nerve palsy, pulsatile tinnitus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

First, the so-called classic Eagle syndrome where patients can present with unilateral sore throat, dysphagia, tinnitus, unilateral facial and neck pain and otalgia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fabry Disease

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

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]

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

Chronic Serous Otitis Media

We are one of the few practices that specializes in tinnitus treatment in Boca Raton, Florida. [labyrinthaudiology.com]

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]

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