Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Noise such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, heard in the ear without an external stimulus and having multiple causes including infection, trauma, and drugs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medicine, a ringing in the ears.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also
tinnitus aurium .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
perception ofnoise , such as a ringing or beating sound, which has no external source.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word tinnitus comes from the Latin for ringing, and people hear noises ringing, buzzing, whistling in one or both ears, or in their heads.
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I forget you are deaf Flo, my tinnitus is a constant nuisance.
Sources of Authority Ancient and Modern Newmania 2008
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One cause of tinnitus is exposure to loud noise: for example, in the U.S., nearly half of the soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who were exposed to explosions or gunfire suffer from it.
Tinnitus: the sound of silence ewillett 2008
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In many people, the source of the tinnitus is idiopathic (no known cause).
Tinnitus: the sound of silence ewillett 2008
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One of the challenges in researching tinnitus is developing an animal model.
Tinnitus: the sound of silence ewillett 2008
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The columnist states that tinnitus is caused by exposure to loud noise.
Tinnitus: the sound of silence ewillett 2008
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God, I'm old, but I have no interest in tinnitus tonightus.
APAture Live 2008
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Flor believes tinnitus is also a kind of phantom sensation, so her group tried using the same principle in reverse to treat it.
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• Long-term tinnitus affects around one in every 100 according to Department of Health statistics, and is most common in older people.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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ear/nose/throat specialist in Atlanta , who shared the following information about long-term tinnitus and possible treatments.
CNN.com 2010
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