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tinnitus [′tin·əd·əs] (medicine) A ringing, roaring, or hissing sound in one or both ears. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Only patients who complained of tinnitus and who spontaneously asked to be examined by an ENT specialist for the single symptom of subjective tinnitus of the idiopathic type not associated with other symptoms and/or otologic pathologies were included. Subjective tinnitus can be subdivided into two categories: peripheral, which is related to the cochlea, and central, in which pathology is centered on the brain. stapedectomy for otosclerosis or placement of an endolymphatic subarachnoid shunt for Meniere's disease), the surgical treatmerit of subjective tinnitus primarily involves labyrinthectomy or translabyrinthine section of the VIIIth cranial nerve. |
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