TINNITUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tinnitus mean? 

• TINNITUS (noun)
  The noun TINNITUS has 1 sense:

1. a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease

  Familiarity information: TINNITUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TINNITUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("tinnitus" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

 Context examples 

Signs and symptoms include hearing loss, vertigo, nausea, and tinnitus.

(Inner Ear Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation of the ear, which may be marked by pain, fever, abnormalities of hearing, hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo.

(Ear Infection, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It can cause severe dizziness, a roaring sound in your ears called tinnitus, hearing loss that comes and goes and the feeling of ear pressure or pain.

(Meniere's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) Somatic (sensory); tinnitus, blurring of vision, hot and cold flushes, feelings of weakness, pricking sensation.

(HAMA - Somatic (Sensory), NCI Thesaurus)

A variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance: • Ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children. • Tinnitus, a roaring in your ears, can be the result of loud noises, medicines or a variety of other causes. • Meniere's disease may be the result of fluid problems in your inner ear; its symptoms include tinnitus and dizziness. • Ear barotrauma is an injury to your ear because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure.

(Ear Disorders, NIH)

Attacks of dizziness may come on suddenly or after a short period of tinnitus or muffled hearing.

(Meniere's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)