Bilateral tinnitus due to middle-ear myoclonus.
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.
Golz
Avishay
A
Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, POB 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel. golz@netvision.net.il
Fradis
Milo
M
Netzer
Aviram
A
Ridder
Gerd J
GJ
Westerman
S Thomas
ST
Joachims
Henry Z
HZ
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*