What is the differential diagnosis for tinnitus?

January 5, 2021 5:21 am Published by

Otologic

  • Presbycusis
  • Otitis media with effusion
  • Meniere’s disease
  • Labyrinthitis
  • Otosclerosis
  • Foreign body against the tympanic membrane

Neurologic disease

  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Acoustic neuroma
  • CPA tumors

Metabolic disease

  • Hyper or hypothyroidism
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Vitamin or mineral deficiency (A, B, Zinc)

Drugs

  • ASA
  • NSAIDs
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Antihypertensives
  • Heavy metals

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This post was written by Omar Rifai