title: Bilateral tinnitus due to middle-ear myoclonus.
abstract: Tinnitus is a common otological symptom. Usually it is subjective (perceived only by the patient); very rarely is it objective (heard by both the patient and the examiner) Objective tinnitus due to middle-ear myoclonus is extremely rare, with only a few case reports published in the literature. We present three cases of objective tinnitus caused by middle-ear myoclonus. All patients were cured by tympanotomy with stapedial and tensor tympani tendon section.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, POB 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel. golz@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Avishay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golz
authors.forename: Milo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fradis
authors.forename: Aviram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Netzer
authors.forename: Gerd J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ridder
authors.forename: S Thomas
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Westerman
authors.forename: Henry Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Joachims
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*