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- Title
Palatal botulinum toxin as a novel therapy for objective tinnitus in forced eyelid closure syndrome.
- Authors
Kaffenberger, Thomas M.; Mandal, Rajarsi; Schaitkin, Barry M.; Hirsch, Barry E.
- Abstract
Objective tinnitus associated with eyelid closure is a rare clinical entity with only a few reported cases. This association previously was identified as forced eyelid closure syndrome (FECS) and involves an aberrant neural reflex between cranial nerve VII (activating the orbicularis oculi muscle) and cranial nerve V (activating the tensor tympani muscle). We present a 52-year-old Caucasian female with a 2-month history of FECS who was successfully treated with intrapalatal botulinum toxin, with full resolution of her objective tinnitus symptoms. This is the first reported use of botulinum toxin in FECS. Laryngoscope, 127:1199-1201, 2017.
- Subjects
BOTULINUM toxin; THERAPEUTICS; TINNITUS treatment; EYELID abnormalities; TREATMENT effectiveness; HEALTH outcome assessment; MUSCLE contraction
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2017, Vol 127, Issue 5, p1199
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/lary.26191