title: Objective tinnitus associated with essential laryngeal myoclonus: report of two cases.
abstract: We report on two patients with an objective tinnitus. In the first one, the objective tinnitus was unique as it was due to bilateral rhythmic contractions of the vocal cords. In the second, the objective tinnitus arose from Eustachian tube contractions and was associated with up and down movements of the larynx. In both patients, the abnormal laryngeal movement shared most of the characteristics of palatal or palatolaryngeal myoclonus and was thought to be laryngeal myoclonus. Its origin remained essential as all the investigations were negative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France. Pierre.Bertholon@univ-st-etienne.fr
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bertholon
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Convers
authors.forename: Jean Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Antoine
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mayaud
authors.forename: Jean Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Prades
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology*