Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Vascular - Arterial: • Atherosclerosis • Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension • Acute Exacerbation of Systemic Hypertension • Developmental Anomaly • Blood flow in normal artery near ear • Persistent Stapedial Artery • Glomus Tympanicum Vascular - Venous: • AV Shunt • High Jugular Bulb • Glomus Jugulare • Hyperthyroidism Muscular: • Myoclonus of Stapedius / Tensor Tympani / Palatal Muscles • Degenerative Disease of the Head and Neck • Eustachian Tube Dysfunction #Tinnitus #Ringing #hearing #objective #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
