Botulinum Toxin Injection for Objective Tinnitus from Palatal Myoclonus : A Case Report

SUPAPORN SRIROMPOTONG, M.D.*, SOMSAK TIAMKAO, M.D.**, SUTHIPUN JITPIMOLMARD, M.D.**

Affiliation : * Department of Otolaryngology, **Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.

AbstractObjective tinnitus may be caused by many etiologies-palatal myoclonus being one of them. We report one patient of voluntary palatal myoclonus presenting with objective tinnitus treated with botulinum toxin injection. Five units of botulinum toxin A were injected into each side of the soft palate at the palatal muscles (levator veli palatini and tensor veli palatini muscle). The tinnitus disappeared within two days of injection and no side effect was observed.

Keywords : Botulinum Toxin, Palatal Myoclonus, Tinnitus

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