Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Tinnitus
Ringing in ears
HP:0000360
What it means
Tinnitus is an auditory perception that can be described as the experience of sound, in the ear or in the head, in the absence of external acoustic stimulation.
In everyday care
Most people with this sign do not have a rare disease — it appears in common conditions far more often. These general reference pages cover the same topic:
Rare diseases that can present with this35
Common30–79%
9Sometimes5–29%
21- Adrenocortical carcinoma with pure aldosterone hypersecretion
- Central neurocytoma
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1E
- Ectopic aldosterone-producing tumor
- Episodic ataxia type 7
- Familial hyperaldosteronism type I
- Familial hyperaldosteronism type II
- Familial hyperaldosteronism type III
and 13 more in this range
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Ringing in the ears
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Start free with EleplanThis page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.