Tinnitus (TIN-ih-tus) is noise or ringing in the ears. A common problem, tinnitus affects about 1 in 5 people. Tinnitus isn't a condition itself — it's a symptom of an underlying condition, such as age-related hearing loss, ear injury or a circulatory system disorder.

1. What is
Tinnitus.?

2. Definition
• TINNITUSistheperceptionofsoundwithinthehumanearintheabsenceofcorrespondingexternal
sound.
• Tinnitusisnotadisease,butaconditionthatcanresultfromawiderangeofunderlyingcauses.

3. Facts
• ‘Bewitchedear’,
‘wormintheear’
‘acoustichallucination’
• Treatmentremedies
fortinnitusdatebacktotheera
ofAristotlewhoproposedmaskingtinnituswithanexternalstimulusasaremedy

4. Typesoftinnitus
• Objective. Insomecases,otherscanperceiveanactualsoundcoming
fromtheperson’sears.Thisiscalledobjectivetinnitus.Objectivetinnituscanarisefrommusclespasmsor
vascularinorigin.
• Subjective. Themostcommoncauseisnoise-inducedhearingloss.Other
causedincludeototoxicdrugsanddrugwithdrawal.

5. Causes
• Earproblems
• Neurologicaldisorders
• Psychiatricdisorders
• Metabolicdisorders
• Miscellaneous

6. Tinnitusmasker
• A tinnitus Masker is an electronic hearing aid device that generates and emits broad-band or
narrow-bandnoiseatlowlevels,designedtomaskthepresenceoftinnitus.

7. • Such masking noise is also referred to as white noise. For an individual suffering from both
hearinglossandtinnitus,themaskerandthehearingaidcanoperatetogetherasoneinstrument.

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