What does the word tinnitus mean?
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Sounds that are perceived in the absence of any external noise source which may take the form of buzzing, ringing, clicking, pulsations, and other noises. 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.
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[ Latin] A subjective ringing, singing, whistling, or similar sound heard in the ears; ringing in the ears; also called T. aurium. It may be produced by disturbance of the auditory nerve or its central communications( Nervous t.), or disturbance of the tension of the labyrinthine fluids due to circulatory or other affections of the middle and external ear.
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