Chan Yvonne
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario L5C 4E9, Canada.
Discov Med. 2009 Oct;8(42):133-6.
Tinnitus is the perception of sound with the absence of acoustic stimulus. It affects approximately 10% of the population. This is a symptom with a broad differential diagnosis. In some cases, tinnitus impacts significantly on patients' activities of daily living. Understanding how to differentiate between subjective and objective tinnitus is essential to the evaluation and management of these patients. The various causes of each type of tinnitus will be discussed. This review presents a general approach to tinnitus in order to facilitate timely diagnosis and management of this complex symptom.
耳鸣是在没有声音刺激时出现的声音感知。它影响着大约10%的人口。这是一种具有广泛鉴别诊断的症状。在某些情况下，耳鸣会对患者的日常生活活动产生重大影响。了解如何区分主观性耳鸣和客观性耳鸣对于这些患者的评估和管理至关重要。将讨论每种类型耳鸣的各种病因。本综述提出了一种耳鸣的一般处理方法，以促进对这种复杂症状的及时诊断和管理。
