HEAD NOISES IN NORMAL AND IN DISORDERED EARS: SIGNIFICANCE, MEASUREMENT, DIFFERENTIATION AND TREATMENT

TLDR

Tinnitus is a frequent symptom that accompanies aural disease, affecting up to 85 % of patients, can coexist with deafness, and may also occur in individuals without apparent ear or systemic disease, yet it can be absent even in severe ear disorders. In 2,000 consecutive patients, tinnitus was present in 86 %. The therapy of head.

Abstract

Tinnitus should be considered not only as a symptom of aural disease but also as a symptom frequently accompanying disorders of other portions of the body. It may greatly affect the tolerance of other symptoms of disease. It should not be ignored. Tinnitus is always accompanied by deafness in the frequency band of the tinnitus and often also below and above the frequency band of the tinnitus, but aural disorders with or without deafness may not be accompanied by tinnitus. However, tinnitus is present in over 85 per cent of patients with aural disease. In 2,000 consecutive patients I found it present in 86 per cent. It may be, and often is, present in some form in persons who have no apparent aural or other disease. It may be absent though there are most severe and distressing disorders of the ear and of other body tissues. The therapy of head