Tinnitus
noun
A condition where a person constantly hears ringing or noise even when there is no actual sound.
After the loud concert, Sarah experienced tinnitus for several days.
Often appears as...
- suffer from tinnitus
- tinnitus treatment
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Formal
Technical
noun
A condition where a person constantly hears ringing or noise even when there is no actual sound.
After the loud concert, Sarah experienced tinnitus for several days.
Often appears as...
- suffer from tinnitus
- tinnitus treatment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Tinnitus is a medical term that describes hearing issues not caused by an external sound.
Doctors diagnose tinnitus based on a patient's hearing experiences.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Psychological
Although it's an internal sound, tinnitus is not imaginary; it's a real and often distressing condition.
Despite the lack of an external source, Tim's tinnitus was as distressing as loud music.
Pro Tip 3/3Persistent Issue
Tinnitus is often a continual problem, which means it can last a long time and be hard to cure.
She was frustrated by her persistent tinnitus, which lasted for several weeks.
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What hallucination...
I'm blind in one eye and not terribly good in the other. And I see the geometrical hallucinations. But they stop there. And they don't disturb you? Because you understand what's doing it, it doesn't make you worried? Well, they don't disturb me any more than my tinnitus,
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What’s that ringing in...
is help people understand this auditory event, and develop neutral associations with these often-distressing sounds. For example, sound therapy uses noises like rain, birdsong, or music to mask tinnitus and reduce stress.
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109-Year-Old Veteran and...
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What hallucination...
I'm blind in one eye and not terribly good in the other. And I see the geometrical hallucinations. But they stop there. And they don't disturb you? Because you understand what's doing it, it doesn't make you worried? Well, they don't disturb me any more than my tinnitus,
Video examples
What’s that ringing in...
is help people understand this auditory event, and develop neutral associations with these often-distressing sounds. For example, sound therapy uses noises like rain, birdsong, or music to mask tinnitus and reduce stress.
Video examples
109-Year-Old Veteran and...
milk for over writing all my life and ice cream I eat ice cream every night it makes me happy he put butter for cars you're bowing to buying and you buy butter pecan it is the old tinnitus anybody died
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Quote examples
Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
I carry out my full duties as Deputy First Minister and accept I have tinnitus but appreciate the hearing that I do have and that it does not limit me in a professional or personal capacity.
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Linton Kwesi Johnson
Jamaican Poet
I don't go to see bands any more because I've got tinnitus, so I have to avoid loud music. You get used to it, but when it's quiet you hear a constant ringing.
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Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
I don't know what caused my tinnitus, but I started to become aware of a very low ringing noise in my right ear, which is now constantly there.
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Roger Taylor
American Musician
I am a little deaf now. Without my hearing aids in, I miss a lot of peripheral sounds. I had tinnitus, too, for a while.
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Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
As anyone who has tinnitus knows, it's not something that you can ignore, and you have to deal with it on a daily basis.
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Chris Martin
American Musician
I've had tinnitus for about ten years, and since I started protecting my ears it hasn't got any worse - touch wood.
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Louis Tomlinson
English Musician
I am going slightly deaf in my right ear. It's tinnitus... something like that.
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Lou Barlow
American Musician
I have really severe tinnitus.
Quote examples
Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
I carry out my full duties as Deputy First Minister and accept I have tinnitus but appreciate the hearing that I do have and that it does not limit me in a professional or personal capacity.
Quote examples
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Jamaican Poet
I don't go to see bands any more because I've got tinnitus, so I have to avoid loud music. You get used to it, but when it's quiet you hear a constant ringing.
Quote examples
Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
I don't know what caused my tinnitus, but I started to become aware of a very low ringing noise in my right ear, which is now constantly there.
Quote examples
Roger Taylor
American Musician
I am a little deaf now. Without my hearing aids in, I miss a lot of peripheral sounds. I had tinnitus, too, for a while.
Quote examples
Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
As anyone who has tinnitus knows, it's not something that you can ignore, and you have to deal with it on a daily basis.
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Chris Martin
American Musician
I've had tinnitus for about ten years, and since I started protecting my ears it hasn't got any worse - touch wood.
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Louis Tomlinson
English Musician
I am going slightly deaf in my right ear. It's tinnitus... something like that.
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Lou Barlow
American Musician
I have really severe tinnitus.
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