Causes of tinnitus
Otologic: conductive hearing loss
- external ear infection
- acoustic Shock
- cerumen (earwax) impaction
- middle ear effusion
sensorineural hearing loss
- excessive or loud noise
- presbycusis (age-associated hearing loss)
- Ménière's disease
- acoustic neuroma
- mercury or lead poisoning
ototoxic medications
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analgesics:
- aspirin
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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antibiotics:
- aminoglycosides e.g. gentamicin
- chloramphenicol
- erythromycin
- tetracycline
- vancomycin
chemotherapy and antiviral drugs:
- bleomycin
- interferon
- pegylated interferon-alpha-2b
- cisplatin
- mechlorethamine
- methotrexate
- vincristine
loop diuretics:
- bumetanide
- ethacrynic acid
- furosemide
others:
Psychedelic drugs:
- Diisopropyltryptamine (DiPT)
- 5-Methoxy-diisopropyltryptamine
neurologic disorders:
- chiari malformation
- multiple sclerosis
- head injury
- skull fracture
- closed head injury
- whiplash injury
- temporomandibular joint disorder
metabolic disorders:
- thyroid disorder
- hyperlipidemia
- vitamin B12 deficiency
psychiatric disorders:
other causes:
- Tension Myositis Syndrome
- fibromyalgia
- hypertonia (Muscle Tension)
- thoracic outlet syndrome
- lyme disease
- hypnogogia
- sleep paralysis