tinnitus — Also known as tinnitus aurium and syrigmus. The term tinnitus comes from the Latin verb tinnire, which means to ring. The person credited with its introduction is the Roman natural philosopher Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as Pliny the… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
tonal tinnitus — A term used to denote a type of tinnitus (i.e. ringing in the ears ) characterized by a single tone. The term is used in opposition to the term noise type tinnitus. Tonal tinnitus is considered less prevalent than noise type tinnitus.… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Tinnitus — Ringing in the ears or another noise that seems to originate in the ears or head. Tinnitus is due to diverse causes including ear infections, fluid in the ears, Meniere syndrome, medications such as aspirin and other nonsteroidal antiinflammatory … Medical dictionary
Noise pollution — A Boeing 747 400 passes close to houses shortly before landing at London Heathrow Airport Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life … Wikipedia
Aircraft noise — is defined as sound produced by any aircraft or its components, during various phases of a flight, on the ground while parked such as auxiliary power units, while taxiing, on run up from propeller and jet exhaust, during take off, underneath and… … Wikipedia
objective tinnitus — The term objective tinnitus refers to a rare type of * tinnitus (i.e. ringing in the ears ) characterized by a click or a crackling noise that can be perceived not only by the individual affected but also by a third person, either with the aid … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Acoustic shock — The term acoustic shock is used to describe the symptoms a person may experience after hearing an unexpected, loud sound via a telephone. The loud sound, called an Acoustic Incident, can be caused by feedback oscillation, fax tones, signalling… … Wikipedia
Sound masking — For other uses of masking , see Masking (disambiguation). Sound masking is the addition of natural or artificial sound (such as as white noise or pink noise) into an environment to cover up unwanted sound by using auditory masking. This is in… … Wikipedia
Hearing impairment — See also: Deaf culture for the social movement.. Deaf and/or hard of hearing Classification and external resources The International Symbol for Deafness … Wikipedia
Sensorineural hearing loss — Classification and external resources Cross section of the cochlea. ICD 10 H … Wikipedia
