Tinnitus: types
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Tinnitus: types. This is tinnitus associated with hearing problems. It usually occurs in people with deafness. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Tonal tinnitus
- This is tinnitus associated with hearing problems
- It usually occurs in people with deafness
Non-tonal tinnitus: causes
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Gaze-evoked tinnitus (GET)
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Typewriter tinnitus
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High pitched tinnitus: causes
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Loud roaring tinnitus
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Pulsatile tinnitus
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Indicators of sinister causes of tinnitus
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References
- Bhidayasiri R, Waters MF, Giza CC. Neurological Differential Diagnosis. A Prioritized Approach. Blackwell Publishing Massachusetts 2005 p317.
- Brazis PW, Masdeu JC, Biller J. Localization in Clinical Neurology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia 2007 p313.
- Coad ML, Lockwood A, Salvi R, Burkard R. Characteristics of patients with gaze-evoked tinnitus. Otol Neurotol 2001; 22:650-654.
- Biggs ND, Ramsden RT. Gaze-evoked tinnitus following acoustic neuroma resection: a de-afferentation plasticity phenomenon? Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 2002; 27:338-343.
- Bae YJ, Jeon YJ, Choi BS, Koo JW, Song JJ. The role of MRI in diagnosing neurovascular compression of the cochlear nerve resulting in typewriter tinnitus. Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 38:1212-1217.
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