Surgical treatment of symptomatic cervical venous hum.
A 28-year-old woman presented with pulsating tinnitus in the right ear and a venous hum heard over the right internal jugular vein. Maneuvers which abolished the hum also eliminated the tinnitus. Permanent symptomatic relief was achieved by ligation of the right internal jugular vein.
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006347:Heart Sounds; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D010701:Phonocardiography; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery