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Clicking tinnitus

MedGen UID:
105488
•Concept ID:
C0521787
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Clicking Tinnitus; Tinnitus, Clicking
SNOMED CT: Clicking tinnitus (95822008); Clicking sound in ear (95822008)
 
HPO: HP:0034424

Definition

A type of tinnitus that presents as clicks, resembling the noise made by the snapping together of 2 fingers. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVClicking tinnitus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Palatal myoclonus: algorithm for management with botulinum toxin based on clinical disease characteristics.
Sinclair CF, Gurey LE, Blitzer A
Laryngoscope 2014 May;124(5):1164-9. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/lary.23485. PMID: 24668771
Carbamazepine in the treatment of objective myoclonus tinnitus.
Rahko T, Häkkinen V
J Laryngol Otol 1979 Feb;93(2):123-7. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100086849. PMID: 429895

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG155, Tinnitus: assessment and management, 2020

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Palatal myoclonus: algorithm for management with botulinum toxin based on clinical disease characteristics.
Sinclair CF, Gurey LE, Blitzer A
Laryngoscope 2014 May;124(5):1164-9. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/lary.23485. PMID: 24668771
Treatment for severe palatoclonus by occlusion of the eustachian tube.
Ensink RJ, Vingerhoets HM, Schmidt CW, Cremers CW
Otol Neurotol 2003 Sep;24(5):714-6. doi: 10.1097/00129492-200309000-00003. PMID: 14501444

Diagnosis

Essential Palatal Myoclonus and Clicking Tinnitus in a Nine-Year-Old Boy-A Case Report.
Wang F, Buchberger M, Böck K, Wirth M
Laryngoscope 2024 Jan;134(1):397-399. Epub 2023 May 10 doi: 10.1002/lary.30734. PMID: 37161907
Vestibular paroxysmia caused by contralateral tortuous vertebral artery: A case report.
Choi JW, Kim CH
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Nov 12;100(45):e27815. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027815. PMID: 34766594Free PMC Article
Bilateral muscular tinnitus due to myoclonus of extrinsic auricular muscles.
Lee K, Chang J, Park S, Im GJ, Choi HJ, Kim JH, Kim HJ
Auris Nasus Larynx 2015 Apr;42(2):173-5. Epub 2014 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2014.10.009. PMID: 25466808
Palatal myoclonus: algorithm for management with botulinum toxin based on clinical disease characteristics.
Sinclair CF, Gurey LE, Blitzer A
Laryngoscope 2014 May;124(5):1164-9. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/lary.23485. PMID: 24668771
Loud clicking sounds associated with rapid soft palate muscle contractions.
Schwartz RH, Bahadori RS, Myseros JS
Pediatr Emerg Care 2012 Feb;28(2):158-9. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182443000. PMID: 22307183

Therapy

Essential Palatal Myoclonus and Clicking Tinnitus in a Nine-Year-Old Boy-A Case Report.
Wang F, Buchberger M, Böck K, Wirth M
Laryngoscope 2024 Jan;134(1):397-399. Epub 2023 May 10 doi: 10.1002/lary.30734. PMID: 37161907
Chronic clicking tinnitus due to palatal tremor: essential or secondary?
Shikino K, Sato R, Hanazawa N, Yasuda M, Ikusaka M
Lancet 2021 Jun 19;397(10292):e16. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01247-2. PMID: 34147152
Bilateral clicking tinnitus due to myoclonus of middle ear muscles.
Hornibrook J, Keast A
N Z Med J 2019 Mar 29;132(1492):67-69. PMID: 30921313
Palatal myoclonus: algorithm for management with botulinum toxin based on clinical disease characteristics.
Sinclair CF, Gurey LE, Blitzer A
Laryngoscope 2014 May;124(5):1164-9. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/lary.23485. PMID: 24668771
Palatal myoclonus and clicking tinnitus in a 12-year-old girl--case report.
Jero J, Salmi T
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 2000;543:61-2. doi: 10.1080/000164800453982. PMID: 10908979

Clinical prediction guides

Palatal myoclonus: algorithm for management with botulinum toxin based on clinical disease characteristics.
Sinclair CF, Gurey LE, Blitzer A
Laryngoscope 2014 May;124(5):1164-9. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/lary.23485. PMID: 24668771
Palatal myoclonus and clicking tinnitus in a 12-year-old girl--case report.
Jero J, Salmi T
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 2000;543:61-2. doi: 10.1080/000164800453982. PMID: 10908979

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    Curated

    • NICE, 2020
      UK NICE Guideline NG155, Tinnitus: assessment and management, 2020

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