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Tinnitus: Tinnitus (ti-NI-tus) is also common in older people. Tinnitus is a symptom associated with a variety of hearing diseases and disorders ... more about Tinnitus.
Tinnitus: Hearing noises in the ears: ringing, roaring, clicks, whistling, or hissing. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Tinnitus is available below.
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Tinnitus (ti-NI-tus) is also common in older people. Tinnitus is a symptom associated with a variety of hearing diseases and disorders. People with tinnitus have a ringing, roaring, or hear other sounds inside the ears. (Source: excerpt from Hearing and Older People -- Age Page -- Health Information: NIA)
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. - (Source - Diseases Database)
A ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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