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Musical ear syndrome. Musical ear syndrome (MES) describes a condition seen in people who have hearing loss and subsequently develop auditory hallucinations. "MES" has also been associated with musical hallucinations, which is a complex form of auditory hallucinations where an individual may experience music or sounds that are heard without an ...
However, certain factors can trigger hallucinations, these factors include, old age, social isolation and even gender. [15] Many cases highlight female patients who have the disease. Overall, psychiatric disorders and neurological disease lead to hallucinations, but certain factors, such as age and gender play a role in heightening the causation.
Tinnitus. Tinnitus is a variety of sound that is heard when no corresponding external sound is present. [1] Nearly everyone experiences faint "normal tinnitus" in a completely quiet room; but it is of concern only if it is bothersome, interferes with normal hearing, or is associated with other problems. [6]
Geniculate ganglionitis or geniculate neuralgia (GN), also called nervus intermedius neuralgia, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, or Hunt's neuralgia, is a rare disorder characterized by severe paroxysmal neuralgic pain deep in the ear, [1] that may spread to the ear canal, outer ear, mastoid or eye regions. GN may also occur in combination with trigeminal ...
Elevated workplace or environmental noise can cause hearing impairment, tinnitus, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, annoyance, and sleep disturbance. [3][4] Changes in the immune system and birth defects have been also attributed to noise exposure. [5] Although age-related health effects (presbycusis) occur naturally with age, [6] in many ...
Eustachian tube dysfunction can be caused by a number of factors. Some common causes include the flu, allergies, a cold, and sinus infections. [6] In patients with chronic ear disease such as cholesteatoma and chronic discharge, studies showed that they have obstructive pathology at the ear side of the Eustachian tube. [7][5] Given that ...
Hyperacusis is an increased sensitivity to sound and a low tolerance for environmental noise. Definitions of hyperacusis can vary significantly; it often revolves around damage to or dysfunction of the stapes bone, stapedius muscle or tensor tympani (eardrum). It is often categorized into four subtypes: loudness, pain (also called noxacusis ...
Vertigo. Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. [1] Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. [1][2] It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspiration, or difficulties walking. [2] It is typically worse when the head is moved. [2]