tinnitus

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

/ tɪˈnaɪ təs, ˈtɪn ɪ- /

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noun Pathology.

a ringing or similar sensation of sound in the ears.

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Origin of tinnitus

1685–95; <Latin tinnītus a tinkling, equivalent to tinnī(re) to tinkle + -tus suffix of v. action

Words nearby tinnitus

tinner, tinnery, Tinnevelly senna, tinnient, tinning, tinnitus, tinny, tin-opener, Tínos, tin-pan, Tin Pan Alley

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How to use tinnitus in a sentence

To treat patients with misophonia, the Jastreboffs have drawn on a method used to treat people with tinnitus.
Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439)|Stephen J. Dubner|November 12, 2020|Freakonomics
Alone with the “mausoleum of sounds” that is her memory she must record her past “before it becomes tinnitus and is lost.”
Must Read Novels|Lucy Scholes, John Wilwol, Randy Rosenthal, Nina MacLaughlin|August 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
(c) If tinnitus and attacks of vertigo, due to marked retraction of the membrane, are temporarily relieved by inflation.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
The absence of digestive ill effects, tinnitus, etc., is explained by the small dosage.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various

The tinnitus, therefore, is rather of the nature of an illusion than of a hallucination.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
Tinnitus aurium, or subjective noises in the ear, may constitute a very annoying and persistent symptom.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Deafness and tinnitus are dependent upon the accumulation of epithelium and débris.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for tinnitus

tinnitus

/ (ˈtɪnɪtəs, tɪˈnaɪtəs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for tinnitus

C19: from Latin, from tinnīre to ring

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tinnitus

tinnitus

[ tĭ-nī′təs, tĭn′ĭ- ]

n. pl. tin•ni•tus•es

A sound in one ear or both ears, such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, occurring without an external stimulus and usually caused by a specific condition, such as an ear infection, the use of certain drugs, a blocked auditory tube or canal, or a head injury.

Scientific definitions for tinnitus

tinnitus

[ tĭn′ĭ-təs, tĭ-nī′- ]

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.