Objective tinnitus due to essential palatal tremor in a 5-year-old.
A healthy 5-year-old male reported a clicking sound in both ears. Neurologic examination was normal except for an audible clicking noise that could be heard when within 10 cm of either ear and bilateral rapid rhythmic movements of the soft palate. All tests were normal including magnetic resonance imaging brain scan. One year after onset, his objective tinnitus and palatal tremor were no longer present.
MacDonald
John T
JT
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. JTMNEURO@EARTHLINK.NET
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010156:Palatal Muscles; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology*