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Tinnitus

Tin­ni­tus (from the Latin tin­ni­re = rin­ging) (syn­onyms: rin­ging in the ears; rin­ging in the ears) refers to noi­ses in the ears that occur per­ma­nent­ly or tem­po­r­a­ri­ly, in one or both ears and are only per­cei­ved by the per­son affec­ted. Sounds are per­cei­ved to which no exter­nal sound sources can be attri­bu­ted, hence the term “phan­tom noi­se”.

Sym­ptoms and com­plaints of tin­ni­tus

Tin­ni­tus is one of the most com­mon com­plaints in ENT prac­ti­ce and can have a varie­ty of psy­cho­lo­gi­cal and phy­si­cal cau­ses. The per­cep­ti­on of tin­ni­tus is often stress-rela­ted, exa­cer­ba­ted by exter­nal and inter­nal stress, with a ten­den­cy to beco­me per­sis­t­ent­ly chro­nic, as tin­ni­tus its­elf can be a high stress fac­tor with a high level of suf­fe­ring.

  • It buz­zes, beeps, rust­les, whist­les, his­ses or ratt­les in your ears and head.
  • Some peo­p­le affec­ted by tin­ni­tus tend to have poor pos­tu­re or ten­se their should­er, fore­head and jaw mus­cles exces­si­ve­ly in stressful situa­tions.

The inces­sant noi­ses make you irri­ta­ble, depres­sed and, over time, anxious and despe­ra­te.