Tinnitus
DDx
- Idiopathic
- Excessive noise exposure
- Ménière’s disease
- Labyrinthitis
- Acute otitis media
- Chronic otitis media
- Auditory (eustachian) tube dysfunction
- Ototoxicity, eg, salicylates, aminoglycosides, loop diuretics, cisplatin
- Glomus tumor
- Any cause of sensory hearing loss
- Glomus tumor
- Carotid artery stenosis or dissection
- Arteriovenous malformation
- Aneurysm
- Pseudotumor cerebri
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Tinnitus." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. 5-Minute Clinical Consult, www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114339/1/Tinnitus.
Zeiger RFR. Tinnitus. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114339/1/Tinnitus. Accessed April 22, 2026.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Tinnitus. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114339/1/Tinnitus
Zeiger RFR. Tinnitus [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2026 April 22]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114339/1/Tinnitus.
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