title: [Tinnitus. I.--pathophysiology].
abstract: Tinnitus is a sound impression in one or both ears appearing without any acoustic impulses from the environment. It can be a morbid symptom coming either from different parts of the auditory path (from the external auditory meatus to the auditory area in the cerebral cortex) or other organs. Usually ear noise is accompanied by hypacusis. According to British Tinnitus Association one of ten people suffers from ear noises and about 35-45% of adults have come down with it. This number is still increasing. The older the patients is the more frequent the noises are, especially among women after 40 and men after 50 years old. Because of varying origin different therapy methods are applied (surgical, pharmacological, psychotherapy).
authors.affiliation: Centrum Dermatologiczno-Alergologiczne Dermal w Sopocie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chełmiński
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chełmińska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy