Palatal and middle-ear myoclonus: A cause for objective tinnitus

International Tinnitus Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-41

  Oliveira, Carlos A ^a,b   Negreiros Jr , Jacinto ^a   Cavalcante, Iracema C ^a   Bahmad Jr , Fayez ^a   Venosa, Alessandra R ^a  

^a Brasília Univ Medical School   (Brazil)

^b SHIS QL 22 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Middle ear; Myoclonus; Objective tinnitus; Palatal

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; AUDITORY TUBE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT PALATE; TENSOR TYMPANI MUSCLE; TINNITUS;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PALATE, SOFT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0037490948     PISSN: 09465448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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