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Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection for Refractory Somatic Tinnitus
Author(s) -
McCormick Zachary L.,
Walega David R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1111/papr.12255
Subject(s) - tinnitus , medicine , somatic cell , refractory (planetary science) , audiology , anesthesia , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , astrobiology , gene
Somatic tinnitus is a common disorder, yet few treatments described in the literature have demonstrated strong efficacy. We report a case of a 61‐year‐old male with refractory somatic tinnitus, temporally related to a prior bacterial otitis media, wherein auditory symptoms were successfully treated with cervical epidural injections of long‐acting corticosteroid. We discuss the proposed mechanism of somatic tinnitus and the means by which neuraxial steroids may inhibit somatic tinnitus symptoms.