tinnitus

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What is tinnitus?

Tinnitus is the medical term for "hearing" noises in your ears when there is no outside source of the sounds.

The noises you hear can be soft or loud. They may sound like ringing, blowing, roaring, buzzing, hissing, humming, whistling, or sizzling. You may even think you are hearing air escaping, water running, the inside of a seashell, or musical notes.

Alternative Names:

Ringing in the ears; Noises or buzzing in the ears; Ear buzzing

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I have right-sided high frequency hearing loss, a sense of fullness and pain in the right e...
I've never had a hearing test but I'm wondering if I should have one. I have Tinnitus whi...
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by darken_spirit, Oct 21, 2008 06:15PM
Please remember, I have been told I am damaged beyond repair, I’ve had a operation o...

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