What is tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a noise in the ears. Most tinnitus is subjective meaning the patient has the perception of sound in the absence of an acoustic stimulus. Objective tinnitus is noise generated by structures near the ear.
How do members experience tinnitus?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tinnitus*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Ringing in ears (tinnitus)
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Common symptom
Fatigue
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Common symptom
Pain
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Stress
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for tinnitus*
Who has tinnitus on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 2 | |
20s | 51 | |
30s | 137 | |
40s | 228 | |
50s | 358 | |
60s | 392 | |
70+ | 247 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 550 | |
Female | 848 |