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Case Reports
. 2019 Mar 29;132(1492):67-69.

Bilateral clicking tinnitus due to myoclonus of middle ear muscles

Jeremy Hornibrook  1 , Allan Keast  1
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  • PMID: 30921313
Case Reports

Bilateral clicking tinnitus due to myoclonus of middle ear muscles

Jeremy Hornibrook et al. N Z Med J. .

Abstract

Isolated middle ear myoclonus can be a cause of objective tinnitus. We present an acoustically documented case of irregular bilateral middle ear myoclonus with loud clicking, and roaring tinnitus associated with essential palatal tremor. A palatal botulinum toxin injection did not eliminate the tinnitus. Division of both middle ear tendons in both ears abolished the clicking tinnitus with no effect on hearing.

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