Korean J Audiol.
2012 Dec;16(3):156-158. 10.7874/kja.2012.16.3.156.
A Case of Pulsatile Tinnitus from the Atherosclerosis and Atheroma in Superior Labial Artery and Facial Artery
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, VHS Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. drdrum@dreamwiz.com
- KMID: 1430741
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.7874/kja.2012.16.3.156
Abstract
- Tinnitus is one of the most common symptoms in an audiologic field. It can be classified as either as subjective or objective; former referring to the sensation heard by both patient and examiner. Pulsatile tinnitus is perceived as sounds that vary in frequency, intensity and duration. The cause of pulsatile tinnitus include high jugular bulb, benign intracranial hypertension, glomus tumors, carotid artery stenosis, vascular lesions of the temporal bone, arteriovenous malformation, aneurysms, and Arnold-Chiari malformation. Vascular tinnitus is most common (7.6%). Recently, the authors experienced one case of the pulsatile tinnitus caused by atherosclerosis and atheroma in superior labial artery & facial artery. After surgery, the symptom had disappeared. We report a unique case regarding the objective tinnitus with the literature review.
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