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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 10(4); 1967 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1967;10(4): 95-7.
A Case of Objective Tinnitus : Accompanied with Meniere's Syndrome
Kwan Taek Noh, MD, and Chan Il Park, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea
Meniere氏 症候群을 同伴한 他覺的 耳鳴의 1例
盧寬澤 · 朴贊日
서울大學校 醫科大學 耳鼻咽喉科學敎室
ABSTRACT

Objective tinnitus is rare and intrigued men because it is audible to others. Recently we experienced a case of objective tinnitus resulting from the clonic contraction of the muscles of the Eustachian tube and it was accompanied with Meniere's syndrome. A 39-year-old housewife visited to Dept. of Internal Medicine, SNUH, on Aug. 1967, with chief complaints of dizziness, nausea, tinnitus and hearing disturbance on right, which was developed about 3 years ago. The tinnitus was subjective at onset and blowing in its character and since last year, it was accompanied by tinnitus which was audible to others and intermittent regular clicking in its character. She was referred to Dept. of Otolaryngology for otologic examination. Routine otorhinolaryngological examination showed no significant abnormality. Audiologic findings showed moderate degree of sensorineural loss on right, and high tone loss on both, positive recruitment phenomenon on right, and 25 dB pure tone decay at 4,000Hz on right. Nasopharyngoscopic examination showed no organic abnormality but regular clonic contraction of the muscles around the nasopharyngeal orifice of the Eustachian tube, which was synchronous with objective tinnitus. During hospital course, dizziness, nausea and subjective tinnitus were relieved but objective tinnitus continued intermittently.

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