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Tinnitus is an auditory disorder characterized by the perception of a sound (ringing, chirping, buzzing, etc.) in the ear in the absence of an external sound source. There are two types of tinnitus: subjective and objective. Subjective is the most common and can only be heard "in the head" by the person affected.
[2] [15] If there is an underlying cause, treating that cause may lead to improvements. [3] Otherwise, typically, tinnitus management involves psychoeducation or counseling, such as talk therapy. [5] Sound generators or hearing aids may help. [2] No medication directly targets tinnitus.
Not everyone who experiences tinnitus is significantly bothered by it. [6] However, some experience annoyance, anxiety, panic, loss of sleep, or difficulty concentrating. [2] The distress of tinnitus is strongly associated [vague] with various psychological factors; the loudness, duration, and other characteristics of the tinnitus symptoms are ...
Tinnitus is generated internally by the auditory and nervous systems, with no external stimulus. [31] While the Hum is hypothesized by some to be a form of low frequency tinnitus [7] such as the venous hum, some report it not to be internal, being worse inside their homes than outside; however, others insist that it is equally bad indoors and ...
Audiologists are trained to diagnose, manage and/or treat hearing, tinnitus, or balance problems. They dispense, manage, and rehabilitate hearing aids and assess candidacy for and map hearing implants, such as cochlear implants, middle ear implants and bone conduction implants. They counsel families through a new diagnosis of hearing loss in ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of notable people that have been diagnosed with tinnitus. Ryan Adams [1] Richard Attenborough ...
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[2] [3] The auricle consists of the curving outer rim called the helix, the inner curved rim called the antihelix, and opens into the ear canal. The tragus protrudes and partially obscures the ear canal, as does the facing antitragus. The hollow region in front of the ear canal is called the concha. The ear canal stretches for about 1 inch (2.5 cm