tinnitus

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• Diagnosis of the cause of the tinnitus is a vital part for selecting the treatment to be used for tinnitus.

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  1. noun A sound in one ear or both ears, such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, occurring without an external stimulus and usually caused by a specific condition, such as an ear infection, the use of certain drugs, a blocked auditory tube or canal, or a head injury.

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  1. Latin tinnītus, from past participle of tinnīre, to ring, of imitative origin.

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  1. New Latin, from Latin tinnitus, a ringing a jingling, from tinnire, past participle tinnitus, ring: see tinnient.
 

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