Tinnitus

Tinnitus

Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no external sound source is present. It may have an extrinsic cause; for example, the pulsatile tinnitus of a glomus tumour. Usually , however, the tinnitus is generated within the internal auditory pathway . - Thirty per cent of people will experience tinnitus at some time in their lives. Tinnitus frequently accompanies presbycusis, as well as any other condition that a ff ects hearing. Most individu - als habituate to the presence of tinnitus but in some patients it proves intrusive. Treatment is with reassurance, masking and hearing aids (for patients with hearing loss). Tinnitus

Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no external sound source is present. It may have an extrinsic cause; for example, the pulsatile tinnitus of a glomus tumour. Usually , however, the tinnitus is generated within the internal auditory pathway . - Thirty per cent of people will experience tinnitus at some time in their lives. Tinnitus frequently accompanies presbycusis, as well as any other condition that a ff ects hearing. Most individu - als habituate to the presence of tinnitus but in some patients it proves intrusive. Treatment is with reassurance, masking and hearing aids (for patients with hearing loss).