tinnitus
tinnitus — noun
1. A health condition in which a person hears sounds such as ringing, buzzing, or h
A health condition in which a person hears sounds such as ringing, buzzing, or hissing that do not come from any source outside the body but are created inside the ear or the hearing system.
After the concert, Diego noticed a ringing in his ears that lasted for three days.
collocation: ringing in the ears
The doctor said years of factory noise without earplugs had caused Layla's tinnitus.
grammar: be caused by + external factor
Nikhil uses a white noise machine to help him sleep despite buzzing in his ears.
Owen's grandmother developed tinnitus as part of the natural hearing loss that comes with ageing.
Talia's audiologist fitted her with hearing aids that made her tinnitus less noticeable.
- ringing in the ears
Everyday non-medical term that describes the main symptom rather than naming the condition
- phantom auditory perception
Highly technical clinical term used in audiology and neuroscience research, not used in general conversation
文法句型
have + tinnitus
suffer from + tinnitus
be diagnosed with + tinnitus
tinnitus + [verb describing effect]
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — it is never used with the indefinite article ("a tinnitus") and has no plural form. In everyday conversation, native speakers often use the phrase "a ringing in the ears" instead of the medical term tinnitus.