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ReviewJournal of neurology2026

Tinnitus: well known in antiquity, highly relevant today.

Doreen Huppert, Johannes Gerb, Filipp Filippopulos

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Review in Journal of neurology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Doreen HuppertGerman Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Klinikum Der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. Doreen.Huppert@med.uni-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1473-5898
Johannes GerbGerman Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Klinikum Der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-1462
Filipp FilippopulosGerman Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Klinikum Der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2649-653X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tinnitus, i.e., the subjective perception of sound without an external source, is a common symptom of various medical conditions. In multiple ancient medical texts, descriptions of tinnitus-like symptoms can be found, but a comprehensive overview is lacking. Here, we collect and describe sources from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, Greece, the Roman Empire, and China. Based on these text segments, we demonstrate how tinnitus has been known since antiquity. In the second part of the article, we give an overview of contemporary tinnitus care and treatment, demonstrating how a multidisciplinary diagnostic workup is crucial, and how the correct diagnosis of tinnitus is important for neurological differential diagnosis.

Indexed as

TinnitusHistory, AncientHumansIndiaChinese antiquityGreek antiquityHistory of neurologyIndian antiquityMenière’s diseaseTinnitusVertigoVestibular paroxysmia

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PMID41688620
PMCPMC12904952

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