Clinical Description of a Different Form of Tinnitus: Intermittent Tinnitus

  • Miguel J. A. Láinez
  • Anna Piera
  • Alejandro Ponz
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Keypoints

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    Intermittent (paroxysmal) tinnitus is a form of non-pulsatile tinnitus.

     
  2. 2.

    An intermittent nature can be the only sign that intermittent tinnitus is different from other forms of tinnitus.

     
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    Intermittent tinnitus may be accompanied by irregular symptoms of other neurotologic disorders.

     
  4. 4.

    Both objective and subjective tinnitus may be intermittent.

     
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    A wide range of pathologies may cause intermittent tinnitus, but the cause of most forms is unknown.

     

Keywords

Paroxysmal (intermittent) tinnitus Myoclonus Temporomandibular joint changes Cerebellopontine angle changes Migraine Auditory hallucinations Audiogenic seizures 

Abbreviations

ABR

Auditory brainstem response

AGS

Audiogenic seizures

CPA

Cerebellopontine angle

CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid

EEG

Electroencephalography

GABA

Gamma amino butyric acid

IC

Inferior colliculus

TMJ

Temporomandibular joint

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Miguel J. A. Láinez
    • 1
  • Anna Piera
  • Alejandro Ponz
  1. 1.Department of NeurologyHospital Clínico Universitario, University of Valencia (Spain)ValenciaSpain

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