Tinnitus
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- Tinnitus is the medical term for the perception of sound in one or both ears or in the head when no external sound is present.
- Tinnitus is not a disease, but it can be caused by exposure to loud sounds, middle or inner ear infections, tumors on the hearing nerve, and even wax on the eardrum.
- Tinnitus is the medical term for any noise that people hear in one ear, both ears or in their head.
- Tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing, hissing or other head noise that does not come from an external source.
- Just as fever or headache accompanies many different illnesses, tinnitus is a symptom common to many problems, both physiological and psychological.
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