Ear wiggling tics: treatment with botulinum toxin injection.
Ear wiggling tics are a rare disorder and there is no reported satisfactory treatment. We had a patient present with ear wiggling tics, which we treated with injections (totaling 40 units) of botulinum toxin A to the pinna muscle (i.e., the auricularis anterior and superior). The tics completely disappeared within 9 days of injection without any side effects.
Srirompotong
Supaporn
S
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. ssrirompotong@yahoo.com
Saeseow
Patchareeporn
P
Kharmwan
Samerduan
S
Srirompotong
Somchai
S
D000328:Adult; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020323:Tics / Q000503:physiopathology*
D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A