Successful treatment of a postpolio tinnitus with type a botulinum toxin
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serval:BIB_F1D2DFCA7363
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Successful treatment of a postpolio tinnitus with type a botulinum toxin
Journal
Laryngoscope
ISSN
0023-852X (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2005
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
115
Number
7
Pages
1288-90
Notes
Case Reports Journal Article --- Old month value: Jul
Abstract
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Objective tinnitus is a symptom often observed in patients with chronic hyperactivity of masticatory muscles. METHODS: We report here the unusual case of a 63-year-old woman who developed a distressing tinnitus related to contractions of reinnervated masticatory muscles. This reinnervation process was caused by a postpolio syndrome that gave rise to an acoustic resonance phenomenon transmitted to the middle ear as an audible sound. RESULTS: The tinnitus was successfully treated with electromyography-guided intramuscular injections of type A botulinum toxin. CONCLUSION: The intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin was found to be effective in relieving severe and disabling postpolio tinnitus.
Keywords
Botulinum Toxin Type A/*therapeutic use Electromyography/instrumentation Female Humans Masticatory Muscles/innervation/physiopathology Middle Aged Neuromuscular Agents/*therapeutic use Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome/*complications/drug therapy Severity of Illness Index Tinnitus/diagnosis/*drug therapy/*etiology
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Web of science
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25/01/2008 13:43
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20/08/2019 17:19
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