MC41

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Tinnitus

Description

A nonspecific symptom of hearing disorder characterised by the sensation of buzzing, ringing, clicking, pulsations, and other noises in the ear in the absence of appropriate corresponding external stimuli and in the absence of what the examiner can hear with a stethoscope.

Index terms

  • Tinnitus
  • murmur in ear
  • noises in ear
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  • observation of tinnitus
  • ringing in ear
  • tinnitus aurium
  • tinnitus, unspecified ear
  • Subjective tinnitus

Exclusions from above levels

  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

  • MC40 – Plugged feeling ear
  • MC4Y – Other specified symptoms or signs involving the ear or mastoid process

Foundation entity

Tinnitus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1089305710

Part of: 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified