SIGMOID SINUS DIVERTICULUM WITH PERISINUS PNEUMATIZATION CAUSING PULSATILE TINNITUS: A RARE ENTITY
Journal Title: Journal of Hearing Science - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Tinnitus is a bothersome symptom with various etiologies. Pulsatile tinnitus constitutes only a small percentage of tinnitus types and is dueto a vascular pathology close to the inner ear which causes a sensation of noise. Many vascular lesions are associated with pulsatile tinnitus: paraganglionoma, persistent stapedial artery, a vascular loop in the internal auditory meatus or cerebello-pontine angle, carotid-vertebral stenosis, and arterio-venous malformation. We report one case of pulsatile tinnitus that originated in a venous diverticulum of the sigmoid sinus and which was transmitted to the inner ear through perisinus pneumatisation. Treatment options for this condition are discussed, with insights from the literature.
Authors and Affiliations
Caroline Szczesny, Raghu Kumar, Jameel Muzzafar, Peter Monksfield, Richard Irving
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