tinnitus

[ ti-nahy-tuhs, tin-i- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a ringing or similar sensation of sound in the ears.

tinnitus

/ ˈtɪnɪtəs; tɪˈnaɪtəs /

noun

1. pathol a ringing, hissing, or booming sensation in one or both ears, caused by infection of the middle or inner ear, a side effect of certain drugs, etc

tinnitus

/ tĭn′ĭ-təs,tĭ-nī′- /

1. A buzzing, ringing, or whistling sound in one or both ears occurring without an external stimulus. Its causes include ear infection or blockage, certain drugs, head injury, and neurologic disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinnitus¹

First recorded in 1685–95; from Latin tinnītus “a tinkling,” noun use of past participle of tinnīre “to tinkle,” of imitative origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinnitus¹

C19: from Latin, from tinnīre to ring

Example Sentences

In 2021, a team of doctors at a university hospital in Seoul treated a 24-year-old who presented with tinnitus and was “very agitated.”

From Popular-Science

Workers also suffered from tinnitus, a constant ringing or other ghost noises in the ears.

From Science News For Students

Wildfire was a constant, with us everywhere, every day, all year long, like tinnitus or regret.

From ProPublica

Cutter said her ability to hear improved dramatically and the tinnitus was greatly reduced.

From Washington Post

The hearing in her affected ear remained poor and the tinnitus constant.

From Washington Post

Alone with the “mausoleum of sounds” that is her memory she must record her past “before it becomes tinnitus and is lost.”

From The Daily Beast

(c) If tinnitus and attacks of vertigo, due to marked retraction of the membrane, are temporarily relieved by inflation.

From Project Gutenberg

The absence of digestive ill effects, tinnitus, etc., is explained by the small dosage.

From Project Gutenberg

The tinnitus, therefore, is rather of the nature of an illusion than of a hallucination.

From Project Gutenberg

Tinnitus aurium, or subjective noises in the ear, may constitute a very annoying and persistent symptom.

From Project Gutenberg

Deafness and tinnitus are dependent upon the accumulation of epithelium and débris.

From Project Gutenberg