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Stress, Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Linked
Tuesday, March 8th 2011
A new study found that respondents who reported more stress, especially in the areas of poor sleep and ill health, also had more complaints of tinnitus and hearing loss.
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Noisy Eyeballs, Ringing in the Ears (tinnitus) and Baldness: The Luck of Medical Science?
Monday, August 31st 2009
So I'm sitting in my favorite coffee hot spot, web surfing, when I come across this article in Scientific American on noisy eyeballs. And suddenly, after my fourth double...
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A Patient's Guide to Tinnitus
Sunday, March 1st 2009
Tinnitus, often described as ringing, buzzing, or hissing sounds in the ears, is a symptom that can be related to almost every known hearing problem. Tinnitus can be temporary (acute) or permanent (chronic).
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Brain Imaging May Hold Clues to Ringing in the Ears
Monday, September 24th 2007
Talk about a cacophony of noises. Described as ringing in the ears, buzzing, whistling, humming, thumping, roaring and hissing, the sounds of tinnitus can range from mild to...
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The Prevalence of Tinnitus
Sunday, September 23rd 2007
Tinnitus is the term for the perception of sound when no external sound is present. It is often referred to as "ringing in the ears," although some people hear hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping, or clicking.
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Tinnitus: It Has a Certain Ring to It
Sunday, September 23rd 2007
Tinnitus is a significant and common problem across the USA. For individuals with tinnitus, something is occurring within the auditory system, or elsewhere in the neural pathways, which gives rise to the perception of an acoustic-like sensation, for which there is no known external cause.
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What Causes Tinnitus?
Sunday, September 23rd 2007
Tinnitus may originate from various lesions and from different sites. The auditory system involves highly complicated inner ear structures, many afferent and efferent nerve pathways and a great amount of nuclei that form a complex meshwork.