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Can stress alone cause tinnitus?

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Dr. Lonnie Smith answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

No: Tinnitus has many causes usually to do with some sort of loss of hearing to a degree. Multiple factors can cause it, some times we can't pinpoint the cause.

Answered 9/7/2015

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