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- 38 CFR 4.87 see VA diagnostic code 6260 (tinnitus)
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- A1555G see MT-RNR1 variants and aminoglycoside hearing loss
- AAO-HNS tinnitus guideline (2014)Article
- ABR see Auditory brainstem response
- Acceptance and commitment therapy see Mindfulness and acceptance-based therapy
- Acetaminophen see Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and tinnitus
- Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and tinnitusEntry
- Acid reflux (GERD)Article
- Acoustic neuromaArticle
- Acoustic shockArticle
- ACT see Mindfulness and acceptance-based therapy
- AcupunctureArticle
- Age-related hearing lossArticle
- AI and machine learning in tinnitus careArticle
- Air–bone gapDefinition
- AlcoholArticle
- AllergiesArticle
- Aminoglycoside ear drops see Ototoxic ear drops
- Aneurysms and pulsatile tinnitus see Intracranial aneurysm and pulsatile tinnitus
- AnxietyArticle
- APAP see Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and tinnitus
- ASHA ototoxicity criteria see Ototoxicity monitoring
- ASNHL see Asymmetric hearing loss and MRI referral criteria
- Aspirin and NSAIDsArticle
- Asymmetrical hearing loss see Asymmetric hearing loss and MRI referral criteria
- Asymmetric hearing loss and MRI referral criteriaEntry
- Asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss see Asymmetric hearing loss and MRI referral criteria
- AudiogramDefinition
- Audiometric notchDefinition
- Auditory brainstem responseDefinition
- Auditory cortexDefinition
- Autism and sound toleranceArticle
- Autoimmune inner ear diseaseArticle
- Azithromycin see Macrolide antibiotics and tinnitus
B
- Barometric pressureArticle
- Bell's palsyArticle
- Benzodiazepine withdrawalArticle
- Beta-blockersArticle
- BetahistineArticle
- Bimodal neuromodulationArticle
- BiofeedbackArticle
- Blood pressureArticle
- Blood testsArticle
- Bone conductionDefinition
- Brain aneurysm and pulsatile tinnitus see Intracranial aneurysm and pulsatile tinnitus
- Brock scale see Ototoxicity monitoring
C
- Caffeine withdrawalArticle
- Carotid dissection see Cervical artery dissection
- Cavernous carotid aneurysm see Intracranial aneurysm and pulsatile tinnitus
- CBD and cannabisArticle
- CBT see Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Central gainArticle
- Cerebral venous sinus thrombosisEntry
- Cerebral venous thrombosis see Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Cervical artery dissectionArticle
- Chang scale see Ototoxicity monitoring
- Checking a treatment yourselfArticle
- ChemotherapyArticle
- ChildrenArticle
- Chiropractic careArticle
- CholesteatomaArticle
- CholesterolArticle
- Choosing a first treatmentArticle
- Chronic sinusitisArticle
- Clarithromycin see Macrolide antibiotics and tinnitus
- Clinicians who treat tinnitusArticle
- CochleaDefinition
- Cochlear hydrops see Endolymphatic hydrops
- Cochlear implantsArticle
- Cochlear synaptopathy see Hidden hearing loss
- Cochleotoxicity monitoring see Ototoxicity monitoring
- Cochleovestibular decompression sickness see Inner ear decompression sickness
- Cognitive behavioural therapyArticle
- Cold weatherArticle
- Combining treatmentsArticle
- Concentration and focusArticle
- Coping planArticle
- COVID-19Article
- COVID-19 vaccinesArticle
- CVST see Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- CVT see Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
D
- dAVF see Dural arteriovenous fistula
- dB HLDefinition
- DC 6260 see VA diagnostic code 6260 (tinnitus)
- Decibels hearing level see dB HL
- Decreased sound toleranceDefinition
- DehiscenceDefinition
- DehydrationArticle
- DementiaArticle
- Dental professionals and hearing riskArticle
- DepressionArticle
- DiabetesArticle
- Diagnostic Code 6260 see VA diagnostic code 6260 (tinnitus)
- Diet, caffeine, and alcoholArticle
- Distress and loudnessArticle
- Doctors who dismiss tinnitusArticle
- DrivingArticle
- Drugs in developmentArticle
- Drug treatmentArticle
- DST see Decreased sound tolerance
- Dural arteriovenous fistulaArticle
- Dural sinus thrombosis see Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
E
- Eagle syndromeArticle
- Ear barotraumaArticle
- Earbuds and headphonesArticle
- Ear candlingArticle
- Ear infection (otitis media)Article
- Earplug overuseArticle
- EarplugsArticle
- Ear seeds and auriculotherapyArticle
- EarwaxArticle
- EmbolisationDefinition
- Embolization see Embolisation
- Emerging treatmentsArticle
- EndolymphDefinition
- Endolymphatic hydropsArticle
- Erythromycin see Macrolide antibiotics and tinnitus
- Eustachian tubeDefinition
- Eustachian tube dysfunctionArticle
- ExerciseArticle
- Exertional tinnitusArticle
- Extended high-frequency hearing lossArticle
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- Fibromuscular dysplasiaDefinition
- FibromyalgiaArticle
- First audiology appointmentArticle
- Flare-upsArticle
- FMD see Fibromuscular dysplasia
- Framycetin ear drops see Ototoxic ear drops
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- Gabapentin see Gabapentin for tinnitus
- Gabapentin and tinnitus see Gabapentin for tinnitus
- Gabapentin for tinnitusEntry
- GeneticsArticle
- GentamicinArticle
- Ginkgo bilobaArticle
- Glomus jugulare see Glomus tumour
- Glomus tumor see Glomus tumour
- Glomus tumourArticle
- Glomus tympanicum see Glomus tumour
- GLP-1 medicinesArticle
- Grief and lossArticle
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- HabituationArticle
- Hair cell regeneration and gene therapyArticle
- Hair cellsDefinition
- Hearing aidsArticle
- Hearing lossArticle
- Hearing-protection pillsArticle
- Heartbeat tinnitus see Pulsatile tinnitus
- Heller and Bergman experiment see Phantom sounds in silence (the Heller and Bergman effect)
- Heller-Bergman effect see Phantom sounds in silence (the Heller and Bergman effect)
- Hidden hearing lossArticle
- History of tinnitus treatmentArticle
- Hunters and shootersArticle
- Hydrops see Endolymphatic hydrops
- HyperacusisArticle
- Hyperbaric oxygenArticle
- HypnotherapyArticle
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- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension see Intracranial hypertension
- IEDCS see Inner ear decompression sickness
- IIH see Intracranial hypertension
- Imaging for tinnitusArticle
- Industrial workersArticle
- In-ear monitorsArticle
- Inner ear DCS see Inner ear decompression sickness
- Inner ear decompression illness see Inner ear decompression sickness
- Inner ear decompression sicknessEntry
- InsomniaArticle
- Internet-based CBTArticle
- Intracranial aneurysm and pulsatile tinnitusEntry
- Intracranial hypertensionArticle
- Intratympanic steroid injectionsArticle
- Iron deficiency anemiaArticle
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- Joining a clinical trialArticle
K
- Kidney diseaseArticle
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- LabyrinthitisArticle
- LenireArticle
- Low-level laser therapyArticle
- Lyme diseaseArticle
M
- m.1095T>C see MT-RNR1 variants and aminoglycoside hearing loss
- m.1494C>T see MT-RNR1 variants and aminoglycoside hearing loss
- m.1555A>G see MT-RNR1 variants and aminoglycoside hearing loss
- Macrolide antibiotics and tinnitusEntry
- Macrolide ototoxicity see Macrolide antibiotics and tinnitus
- Macrolides see Macrolide antibiotics and tinnitus
- Magnesium and zincArticle
- MaskingDefinition
- Masking appsArticle
- MastoiditisArticle
- Maternally inherited aminoglycoside deafness see MT-RNR1 variants and aminoglycoside hearing loss
- Measuring tinnitusArticle
- Mechanisms of tinnitusArticle
- MeditationArticle
- MelatoninArticle
- Ménière's diseaseArticle
- MeningitisArticle
- MenopauseArticle
- Menstrual cycleArticle
- Middle ear myoclonusArticle
- MigraineArticle
- Mindfulness and acceptance-based therapyArticle
- MisophoniaArticle
- Mitochondrial 12S rRNA variants see MT-RNR1 variants and aminoglycoside hearing loss
- Mounjaro see GLP-1 medicines
- MT-RNR1 variants and aminoglycoside hearing lossEntry
- Multiple sclerosisArticle
- Musical ear syndromeArticle
- MusiciansArticle
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- Natural history of tinnitusArticle
- Neomycin ear drops see Ototoxic ear drops
- NeurofeedbackArticle
- Neurontin see Gabapentin for tinnitus
- New parentsArticle
- NG155 see NICE tinnitus guideline (NG155)
- NICE tinnitus guideline (NG155)Article
- Noise-cancelling headphonesArticle
- Noise-induced tinnitusArticle
- Notable tinnitus studiesArticle
- Notched sound therapyArticle
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- OAE see Otoacoustic emissions
- OAEs see Otoacoustic emissions
- Objective and subjective tinnitusArticle
- Objective tinnitusDefinition
- OTC hearing aids see Over-the-counter hearing aids
- Otoacoustic emissionsDefinition
- OtosclerosisArticle
- OtosyphilisArticle
- Ototopical aminoglycosides see Ototoxic ear drops
- Ototoxic ear dropsEntry
- OtotoxicityDefinition
- Ototoxicity grading scales see Ototoxicity monitoring
- Ototoxicity monitoringEntry
- Ototoxicity monitoring programme see Ototoxicity monitoring
- Ototoxic medicationsArticle
- Over-the-counter hearing aidsArticle
- Ozempic see GLP-1 medicines
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- Panadol and tinnitus see Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and tinnitus
- PapilledemaDefinition
- Paracetamol see Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and tinnitus
- Paracetamol and tinnitus see Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and tinnitus
- Paraganglioma see Glomus tumour
- Patulous eustachian tubeArticle
- PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra, Cialis)Article
- PEMF therapyArticle
- Perforated eardrumArticle
- PerilymphDefinition
- Perilymphatic fistula see Perilymph fistula
- Perilymph fistulaArticle
- Petrous carotid aneurysm see Intracranial aneurysm and pulsatile tinnitus
- Phantom sounds in silence (the Heller and Bergman effect)Entry
- PhonophobiaDefinition
- Physical therapy for somatic tinnitusArticle
- Pitch matchingDefinition
- PLF see Perilymph fistula
- PregnancyArticle
- Presbycusis see Age-related hearing loss
- Prevalence of tinnitusArticle
- Progressive Tinnitus ManagementArticle
- PsychedelicsArticle
- PTA see Pure tone average
- PTM see Progressive Tinnitus Management
- PTSDArticle
- Pulsatile tinnitusArticle
- Pure-tone audiometryDefinition
- Pure tone averageDefinition
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- Ramsay Hunt syndromeArticle
- Reading an audiogramArticle
- Reading a tinnitus studyArticle
- Remote workArticle
- Residual inhibitionArticle
- RetirementArticle
- Retrocochlear screening criteria see Asymmetric hearing loss and MRI referral criteria
- Rule 3000 see Asymmetric hearing loss and MRI referral criteria
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- SCDS see Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
- Sensorineural hearing lossDefinition
- Serious causes of tinnitusArticle
- Sigmoid sinusDefinition
- Sigmoid sinus thrombosis see Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Sigmoid sinus wall abnormalitiesArticle
- SIOP Boston scale see Ototoxicity monitoring
- SleepArticle
- Sleep apneaArticle
- Sleep apnoea see Sleep apnea
- Smoking and nicotineArticle
- Social isolationArticle
- Somatic tinnitusArticle
- Somatosensory tinnitus see Somatic tinnitus
- Sound sensitivity see Decreased sound tolerance
- Sound therapyArticle
- Speech audiometryDefinition
- Spontaneous intracranial hypotensionArticle
- SRS see Stereotactic radiosurgery
- SSHL see Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- SSRI antidepressantsArticle
- SSRIs see SSRI antidepressants
- StatinsArticle
- Stellate ganglion blockArticle
- Stereotactic radiosurgeryDefinition
- StressArticle
- StrokeArticle
- Subjective tinnitusDefinition
- Sudden deafness see Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- Sudden hearing loss see Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- Sudden sensorineural hearing lossArticle
- Suicidal thoughtsArticle
- Superior canal dehiscence see Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
- Superior canal dehiscence syndromeArticle
- Superior semicircular canal dehiscence see Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
- Support groupsArticle
- Swimmer's ear (otitis externa)Article
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- Talking to family and friendsArticle
- tDCS see Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Temporary threshold shiftArticle
- Temporomandibular joint disorder see TMJ disorder
- TFI see Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI)
- THI see Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI)
- Third windowDefinition
- Thyroid disordersArticle
- TinnitusArticle
- Tinnitus after a head or neck injuryArticle
- Tinnitus after dental workArticle
- Tinnitus after ear surgeryArticle
- Tinnitus after surgery or anaesthesiaArticle
- Tinnitus appsArticle
- Tinnitus biomarkersArticle
- Tinnitus cureArticle
- Tinnitus devicesArticle
- Tinnitus disability claimsArticle
- Tinnitus distressDefinition
- Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI)Entry
- Tinnitus guidelinesArticle
- Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI)Entry
- Tinnitus in one earArticle
- Tinnitus in silence see Phantom sounds in silence (the Heller and Bergman effect)
- Tinnitus mythsArticle
- Tinnitus questionnairesArticle
- Tinnitus, recurrent see VA diagnostic code 6260 (tinnitus)
- Tinnitus reliefArticle
- Tinnitus retraining therapyArticle
- Tinnitus statisticsArticle
- Tinnitus supplementsArticle
- Tinnitus symptomsArticle
- Tinnitus tapping trickArticle
- Tinnitus when lying downArticle
- TMJ disorderArticle
- TMS see Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Transarterial embolisation see Embolisation
- Transcranial direct current stimulationArticle
- Transcranial magnetic stimulationArticle
- TravelArticle
- Treatment expectationsArticle
- TRT see Tinnitus retraining therapy
- TUNE scale see Ototoxicity monitoring
- Tylenol and tinnitus see Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and tinnitus
- TympanometryDefinition
- Typewriter tinnitusArticle
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- UK Biobank tinnitus studyArticle
- Unilateral tinnitusDefinition
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- VA diagnostic code 6260 (tinnitus)Entry
- VA/DoD tinnitus guideline (2024)Article
- Vagus nerve stimulationArticle
- VapingArticle
- Vascular loop on MRIArticle
- VA tinnitus rating see VA diagnostic code 6260 (tinnitus)
- Venous sinus stenosis and pulsatile tinnitusArticle
- Vertebral artery dissection see Cervical artery dissection
- Vertigo and dizzinessArticle
- Vestibular migraineArticle
- Vestibular schwannoma see Acoustic neuroma
- VeteransArticle
- Visual snow syndromeArticle
- Vitamin B12 deficiencyArticle
- Vitamin D deficiencyArticle
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- Wait-list improvementArticle
- Wegovy see GLP-1 medicines
- WhiplashArticle
- White noise machinesArticle
- White, pink and brown noiseArticle
- Whooshing see Pulsatile tinnitus
- Workplace accommodationsArticle
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- Zithromax see Macrolide antibiotics and tinnitus
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- Ear & auditory anatomy8
- Causes & associated conditions70
- Pulsatile, objective & rare tinnitus16
- Medicines, supplements & substances32
- Tests, imaging & measurement25
- Treatments, procedures & devices45
- Psychology, sleep & daily life24
- Populations & epidemiology11
- Noise law, benefits & hearing protection12
- Guidelines, organisations & research11