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  2. Tinnitus - Wikipedia

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    Noise-induced hearing loss, ear infections, disease of the heart or blood vessels, Ménière's disease, brain tumors, inner ear tumors, emotional stress, traumatic brain injury, excessive earwax [2] [4] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, audiogram, neurological exam [1] [3] Treatment: Counseling, sound generators, hearing aids [2] [5 ...

  3. The Hum - Wikipedia

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    The Hum is a name often given to widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise audible to many but not all people. Hums have been reported all over the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

  4. Hearing range - Wikipedia

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    For example, men spend more time in noisy places, and this is associated not only with work but also with hobbies and other activities. Women have a sharper hearing loss after menopause. In women, hearing decrease is worse at low and partially medium frequencies, while men are more likely to suffer from hearing loss at high frequencies. [12 ...

  5. Sensorineural hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    Since the inner ear is not directly accessible to instruments, identification is by patient report of the symptoms and audiometric testing. Of those who present to their doctor with sensorineural hearing loss, 90% report having diminished hearing, 57% report having a plugged feeling in ear, and 49% report having ringing in ear ().

  6. Noise-induced hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    The first component is the loss of audibility, which may be perceived as an overall decrease in volume. Modern hearing aids compensate this loss with amplification. The second component is known as "distortion" or "clarity loss" due to selective frequency loss. [8] Consonants, due to their higher frequency, are typically affected first. [7]

  7. Infrasound - Wikipedia

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    Although the ear is the primary organ for sensing low sound, at higher intensities it is possible to feel infrasound vibrations in various parts of the body. The study of such sound waves is sometimes referred to as infrasonics , covering sounds beneath 20 Hz down to 0.1 Hz (and rarely to 0.001 Hz).

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  9. Hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    It also found that adult hearing loss is associated with increasing age, sex, ethnicity, educational level, and noise exposure. [128] Nearly one in four adults had audiometric results suggesting noise-induced hearing loss. Almost one in four adults who reported excellent or good hearing had a similar pattern (5.5% on both sides and 18% on one ...