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Diagnostic Approach to Tinnitus RICHARD W. CRUMMER, M.D., and GHINWA A. HASSAN, M.D. State University of New York–Downstate, Brooklyn, New York “Various metabolic abnormalities may be associated with tinnitus. These abnormalities include hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, hyperlipidemia, anemia, and vitamin B12 or zinc deficiency”
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