Tinnitus (definition)

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Definition: A nonspecific symptom of hearing disorder characterized by the sensation of buzzing, ringing, clicking, pulsations, and other noises in the ear. Objective tinnitus refers to noises generated from within the ear or adjacent structures that can be heard by other individuals. The term subjective tinnitus is used when the sound is audible only to the affected individual. Tinnitus may occur as a manifestation of COCHLEAR DISEASES; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; and other conditions.

Other names Pulsatile Tinnitus; Tinnitus, Vascular Origin; Tinnitus, Spontaneous Oto Acoustic Emission; Tinnitus, Pulsatile; Tinnitus, Leudets; Subjective Tinnitus; Spontaneous Oto Acoustic Emission Tinnitus; Ringing Buzzing Tinnitus; Objective Tinnitus; Noise Induced Tinnitus; Leudet's Tinnitus; Leudet Tinnitus; Induced Tinnitus, Noise; Clicking Tinnitus; Vascular Origin Tinnitus; Tinnitus, Tensor Tympani Induced; Tinnitus, Tensor Palatini Induced; Tinnitus, Subjective; Tinnitus, Spontaneous Oto-Acoustic Emission; Tinnitus, Objective

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
EMF01	0	*Drugs, Chinese Herbal Tinnitus/drug therapy.	J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 Mar 24;128(2):545-8

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