How do doctors pronounce tinnitus?

The British and healthcare professional pronunciation tends to sound like “TIN-ni-tus.” Listen. While the American and layperson pronunciation often sounds like “ti-night-tus” or “tin-NYE-tus.” Hear it here. “Both pronunciations are correct,” they say. But, for the record, they use “ti-NIGHT-us.”

How do you say tinnitus in America?

Tinnitus is a sound heard within the head or ears when no external sound is present. Many people pronounce it as tin-NYE-tus as if it is a condition such as laryngitis. However, it is actually pronounced TIN-ni-tus. No hard ‘I’ in the word at all and with the emphasis on the first syllable.

How do you say tinnitus in Australia?

How do you settle tinnitus?

Lifestyle and home remedies
  1. Use hearing protection. Over time, exposure to loud sounds can damage the nerves in the ears, causing hearing loss and tinnitus.
  2. Turn down the volume.
  3. Use white noise.
  4. Limit alcohol, caffeine and nicotine.