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Tinnitus Learning Center

Causes could include:
It is not known exactly what causes a person to "hear" sounds with no outside source of the noise. However, tinnitus can be a symptom of almost any ear problem, including ear infections, foreign objects or wax in the ear, and injury from loud nois...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 19, 2007
Subjective tinnitus is frequently associated with hearing loss . About 90% of patients have sensorineural hearing loss; 5% suffer from conductive hearing loss; 5% have normal hearing. The causes of subjective tinnitus include: impacted ear wax ear...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Diagnosis of tinnitus includes a physical examination of the patient's head and neck. The doctor will use an instrument called an otoscope to examine the ears for wax, infection, or structural changes. He or she will also use a stethoscope to list...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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