Crossword clues for tinnitus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tinnitus \Tin*ni"tus\, n. [L., fr. tinnire to jingle.] (Med.) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also tinnitus aurium.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1843, from Latin tinnitus "a ringing, jingling," from tinnire "to ring, tinkle" (see tintinnabulation).
Wiktionary
n. The perception of noise, such as a ringing or beating sound, which has no external source.
WordNet
n. a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease
Wikipedia
Tinnitus is the hearing of sound when no external sound is present. While often described as a ringing, it may also sound like a clicking, hiss or roaring. Rarely, unclear voices or music are heard. The sound may be soft or loud, low pitched or high pitched and appear to be coming from one ear or both. Most of the time, it comes on gradually. In some people, the sound causes depression, anxiety or interferes with concentration.
Tinnitus is not a disease but a symptom that can result from a number of underlying causes. One of the most common causes is noise-induced hearing loss. Other causes include: ear infections, disease of the heart or blood vessels, Ménière's disease, brain tumors, emotional stress, exposure to certain medications, a previous head injury, and earwax. It is more common in those with depression.
The diagnosis of tinnitus is usually based on the person's description. A number of questionnaires exist that assess how much tinnitus is interfering with a person's life. The diagnosis is commonly assisted with an audiogram and neurological exam. If certain problems are found, medical imaging, such as with MRI, may be performed. Other tests are suitable when tinnitus occurs with the same rhythm as the heartbeat. Occasionally, the sound may be heard by someone else using a stethoscope, in which case it is known as objective tinnitus.
Prevention involves avoiding loud noise. If there is an underlying cause, treating it may lead to improvements. Otherwise, typically, management involves talk therapy. Sound generators or hearing aids may help some. As of 2013, there are no effective medications. It is common, affecting about 10-15% of people. Most, however, tolerate it well with its being a significant problem in only 1-2% of people. The word tinnitus is from the Latin tinnīre which means "to ring".
Usage examples of "tinnitus".
The disease I host called tinnitus more reliable and above all cheaper than any alarm call woke me promptly at nine.
The screen now showed a crater-field of dead cars, the frazzled heaps pummelled to the sound of tinnitus, a new necropolis of old American gods.
The tinnitus was operational pretty well full time, and that toothache of mine got much more complicated: it would kick me awake with sirens of pain, loud, inordinate, braiding, twisting, like currents in a river.
Spurred by all this travel and transfer, the disease I have called tinnitus tunnelled deep and desperate into the corners of my head.
I found there was a name to what I was hearing: tinnitus, and it was driving me mad.
He knew from long experience that the tinnitus would fade after an hour or so.
Bashir lost track of the words under a wire-thin thread of tinnitus that he felt more than really heard.
Pollock regaled them with the story of her miracle cure for tinnitus, but Sally was too busy grabbing her bag and jacket.
This caused debilitating vertigo and extreme tinnitus, or a roaring in the ears, all culminating in a rupture of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery and causing hemorrhaging into the anterior and middle cranial fossae inside the base of the skull.
When she said it, Wednesday suddenly realized that she could: the pink noise field was like tinnitus, scratching away at the edges of her implant perceptions.
Spurred by all this travel and transfer, the disease I have called tinnitus tunnelled deep and desperate into the corners of my head.