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Tinnitus

Background

Tinnitus is the name given to a symptom described by an individual who experiences perceptions of noises in the head or ears, these noises being generated internally.

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Medical text written August 2001 by David Baguley. Last reviewed December 2005 by David Baguley, Audiological Scientist, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK and Vice-Chairman of the British Tinnitus Association Professional Advisers Committee.

 

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