Tonic tensor tympani syndrome
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| Other names | TTTS |
Tonic tensor tympani syndrome is a disease of the tensor tympani muscle, described by Klochoff et al in 1971.[1][2] It involves a decrease in the contraction threshold of the tensor tympani. This hypercontraction (or spasms) leads to chronic ear pain, in particular in the case of hyperacusis [3] and acoustic shock.[4]
Symptoms
Symptoms include a sensation of fullness in the ear, otalgia, tinnitus, dysacusis, tension headache and vertigo.[5]
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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References
- ^ Klockhoff I. Impedance fluctuation and a ‘‘Tensor Tympani Syndrome’’. In: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Acoustic Measurements, Lisbon, 1979:69�76.
- ^ Klochoff, I. and Westerberg, C.E. The tensor tympani muscle and tension headache. Proceedings, Annual Meeting of Scandinavian Migraine Society "Forskning och Praktik" (Sandoz) Vol. 3, Suppl. 1, 1971
- ^ Westcott M, Sanchez TG, Diges I, Saba C, Dineen R, McNeill C, Chiam A, O'Keefe M, Sharples T. Tonic tensor tympani syndrome in tinnitus and hyperacusis patients: a multi-clinic prevalence study. Noise Health. 2013 Mar-Apr;15(63):117-28. doi: 10.4103/1463-1741.110295.
- ^ Westcott M. Acoustic shock injury (ASI). Acta Otolaryngol Suppl. 2006 Dec;(556):54-8. Review.
- ^ Klockhoff I. Impedance fluctuation and a "Tensor Tympani Syndrome". In: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Acoustic Measurements, Lisbon, 1979:69�76.