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'''Tinnitus''' is the perception of noise or ringing in the ear, a common problem that afflicts one in five people. It's not considered a condition itself but rather is a symptom of an underlying condition though usually not a serious one.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tinnitus/symptoms-causes/syc-20350156 | title = Tinnitus - Symptoms and causes|website=Mayo Clinic|language=en|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref> ==Presentation== ==Prevalence== *2001, In a Belgian study, 48.5% of patients meeting the [[Fukuda criteria]] and 52.1% of patients meeting the [[Holmes criteria]], in a cohort of 2073 [[chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] patients, reported tinnitus.<ref>{{Cite journal | last =De Becker | first=Pascale | author-link = Pascale De Becker | last2=McGregor | first2 = Neil | author-link2 = Neil McGregor | last3 = De Meirleir | first3=Kenny | author-link3 = Kenny De Meirleir | date = December 2001 | title = A definition‐based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x?sid=nlm%3Apubmed|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=250|issue=3|pages=234–240|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x|quote=|via=}}</ref> *As of 15th May 2018, 78% of 92 members of the patient forum, [[Science for ME]], reported suffering from tinnitus.<ref>[https://www.s4me.info/threads/tinnitus-poll-do-you-experience-it.3158/ Science for ME poll]</ref> ==Symptom recognition== Tinnitus and "other hearing issues" are a potential symptom of [[Long COVID]] in the [[World Health Organization Long COVID diagnostic criteria|World Health Organization]]'s definition.<ref name="WHO-longcovid-criteria">{{citation | title = A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus | date = Oct 6, 2021 |publisher=[[World Health Organization]] | others = World Health Organization (WHO) clinical case definition working group on post COVID-19 condition | first1 = Joan B. | last1 = Soriano | first2 = Maya | last2 = Allan | first3 = Carine | last3 = Alsokhn | first4 = Nisreen A. | last4 = Alwan | authorlink4 = Nisreen Alwan | first5 = Lisa | last5 = Askie | first6 = Hannah E. | last6 = Davis | authorlink6 = Hannah Davis | first7 = Janet V. | last7 = Diaz | first8 = Tarun | last8 = Dua | first9 = Wouter | last9 = de Groote | first10 = Robert | last10 = Jakob | first11 = Marta | last11 = Lado | first12 = John | last12 = Marshall | first13 = Srin | last13 = Murthy | first14 = Jacobus | last14 = Preller | first15 = Pryanka | last15 = Relan | first16 = Nicoline | last16 = Schiess | first17 = Archana | last17 = Seahwag | ref = WHO reference number: WHO/2019-nCoV/Post_COVID-19_condition/Clinical_case_definition/2021.1 | url = https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-2019-nCoV-Post_COVID-19_condition-Clinical_case_definition-2021.1}}</ref> ==Notable studies== ==Possible causes== * cardiovascular problems<ref name=":0" /> * certain medications<ref name=":0" /> * ear damage or injury<ref name=":0" /> * hearing loss<ref name=":0" /> * potassium channels and [[channelopathy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130527153701.htm | title = Scientists find mechanism that causes noise-induced tinnitus and drug that can prevent it | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = 2013-05-27 | website = ScienceDaily|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref> * Muscular or postural issues<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Tinnitus of myofascial origin|date=2012|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23906831/|journal=The International Tinnitus Journal|volume=17|issue=1|pages=70–73|last=Teachey|first=William S.|last2=Wijtmans|first2=Erik H.|last3=Cardarelli|first3=Frank|last4=Levine|first4=Robert A.|pmid=23906831|issn=0946-5448}}</ref> ==Potential treatments== ==See also== ==Learn more== ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Aural signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Long COVID signs and symptoms]]
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