Medical MCQ - An elderly man complains of ear pain. During evaluation, the physician asks if the patient has tinnitus. What is tinnitus?

An elderly man complains of ear pain. During evaluation, the physician asks if the patient has tinnitus. What is tinnitus?

A subjective sensation of noise in the head

A complication of chronic metal ingestion

An audible cardiac murmur

Dizziness with sounds

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A subjective sensation of noise in the head

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Tinnitus is the perception of abnormal noise in the ear or head. It is usually attributed to a sensory loss; pulsatile tinnitus occurs with conductive hearing loss and is due to carotid pulsations becoming more apparent.

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