Aetiology
- causes of subjective tinnitus (1)
- otologic disorders - the most common cause of subjective tinnitus
- hearing loss
- causes of conductive hearing loss
- cerumen impaction (ear wax)
- otitis externa
- perforation of tympanic membrane
- middle ear fluid
- otosclerosis
- causes of sensorineural hearing
- noise-induced hearing loss
- presbycusis
- causes of conductive hearing loss
- Meniere's disease
- acoustic neuroma
- hearing loss
- ototoxic drugs
- aspirin, aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, tetracycline, vancomycin, methotrexate, vincristine, furosemide, etc. (1)
- infectious
- otitis media, ,syphilis, Lyme disease, meningitis (2)
- neurological causes
- multiple sclerosis, head trauma
- metabolic causes
- thyroid diseases
- hyperlipidaemia
- psychological
- otologic disorders - the most common cause of subjective tinnitus
- causes of objective tinnitus (rare)
- vascular abnormalities
- these are associated with pulsatile tinnitus
- causes include :
- arteriovenous malformation, vascular tumours (Glomus tumour)
- neurological diseases
- idiopathic stapedial muscle spasm
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- vascular abnormalities
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