Is It Necessary to Do Temporal Bone Computed Tomography of the Internal Auditory Canal in Tinnitus with Normal Hearing?

Objective. To investigate the compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve in the etiology of the tinnitus in the normal hearing ears with temporal bone computed tomography scans. Methods. A prospective nonrandomized study of 30 bilateral tinnitus and 30 normal hearing patients enrolled in this study....

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Main Authors: Tolgar Lutfi Kumral, Guven Yıldırım, Huseyin Baki Yılmaz, Seckin Ulusoy, Guler Berkiten, Suzan Deniz Onol, Yusuf Ozturkçu, Yavuz Uyar
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Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/689087
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author Tolgar Lutfi Kumral
Guven Yıldırım
Huseyin Baki Yılmaz
Seckin Ulusoy
Guler Berkiten
Suzan Deniz Onol
Yusuf Ozturkçu
Yavuz Uyar
author_facet Tolgar Lutfi Kumral
Guven Yıldırım
Huseyin Baki Yılmaz
Seckin Ulusoy
Guler Berkiten
Suzan Deniz Onol
Yusuf Ozturkçu
Yavuz Uyar
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description Objective. To investigate the compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve in the etiology of the tinnitus in the normal hearing ears with temporal bone computed tomography scans. Methods. A prospective nonrandomized study of 30 bilateral tinnitus and 30 normal hearing patients enrolled in this study. Results. A total of 60 patients (ages ranged from 16 to 87) were included. The tinnitus group comprised 11 males and 19 females (mean age 49,50 ± 12,008) and the control group comprised 6 males and 24 females (mean age 39,47 ± 12,544). Regarding the right and left internal acoustic canals measurements (inlet, midcanal, and outlet canal lengths), there were no significant differences between the measurements of the control and tinnitus groups (P>0.005). There was no narrowness in the internal acoustic canal of the tinnitus group compared with the control group. High-frequency audiometric measurements of the right and left ears tinnitus group at 8000, 9000, 10000, 11200, 12500, 14000, 16000, and 18000 Hz frequencies were significantly lower than the control group thresholds (P<0.05). There was high-frequency hearing loss in the tinnitus group. Conclusion. There were no anatomical differences in the etiology of tinnitus rather than physiological degeneration in the nerves.
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spelling doaj-art-5614d3a14d8a42e9b98391394ebd06922025-08-20T03:20:20ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/689087689087Is It Necessary to Do Temporal Bone Computed Tomography of the Internal Auditory Canal in Tinnitus with Normal Hearing?Tolgar Lutfi Kumral0Guven Yıldırım1Huseyin Baki Yılmaz2Seckin Ulusoy3Guler Berkiten4Suzan Deniz Onol5Yusuf Ozturkçu6Yavuz Uyar7Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Darülaceze Caddesi, No. 25 Okmeydanı, Şişli, İstanbul 34384, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Darülaceze Caddesi, No. 25 Okmeydanı, Şişli, İstanbul 34384, TurkeyTuzla State Hospital Otolaryngology Clinic, Istanbul, TurkeyÇorlu State Hospital Otolaryngology Clinic, Çorlu, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Darülaceze Caddesi, No. 25 Okmeydanı, Şişli, İstanbul 34384, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Darülaceze Caddesi, No. 25 Okmeydanı, Şişli, İstanbul 34384, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Darülaceze Caddesi, No. 25 Okmeydanı, Şişli, İstanbul 34384, TurkeyObjective. To investigate the compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve in the etiology of the tinnitus in the normal hearing ears with temporal bone computed tomography scans. Methods. A prospective nonrandomized study of 30 bilateral tinnitus and 30 normal hearing patients enrolled in this study. Results. A total of 60 patients (ages ranged from 16 to 87) were included. The tinnitus group comprised 11 males and 19 females (mean age 49,50 ± 12,008) and the control group comprised 6 males and 24 females (mean age 39,47 ± 12,544). Regarding the right and left internal acoustic canals measurements (inlet, midcanal, and outlet canal lengths), there were no significant differences between the measurements of the control and tinnitus groups (P>0.005). There was no narrowness in the internal acoustic canal of the tinnitus group compared with the control group. High-frequency audiometric measurements of the right and left ears tinnitus group at 8000, 9000, 10000, 11200, 12500, 14000, 16000, and 18000 Hz frequencies were significantly lower than the control group thresholds (P<0.05). There was high-frequency hearing loss in the tinnitus group. Conclusion. There were no anatomical differences in the etiology of tinnitus rather than physiological degeneration in the nerves.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/689087
spellingShingle Tolgar Lutfi Kumral
Guven Yıldırım
Huseyin Baki Yılmaz
Seckin Ulusoy
Guler Berkiten
Suzan Deniz Onol
Yusuf Ozturkçu
Yavuz Uyar
Is It Necessary to Do Temporal Bone Computed Tomography of the Internal Auditory Canal in Tinnitus with Normal Hearing?
The Scientific World Journal
title Is It Necessary to Do Temporal Bone Computed Tomography of the Internal Auditory Canal in Tinnitus with Normal Hearing?
title_full Is It Necessary to Do Temporal Bone Computed Tomography of the Internal Auditory Canal in Tinnitus with Normal Hearing?
title_fullStr Is It Necessary to Do Temporal Bone Computed Tomography of the Internal Auditory Canal in Tinnitus with Normal Hearing?
title_full_unstemmed Is It Necessary to Do Temporal Bone Computed Tomography of the Internal Auditory Canal in Tinnitus with Normal Hearing?
title_short Is It Necessary to Do Temporal Bone Computed Tomography of the Internal Auditory Canal in Tinnitus with Normal Hearing?
title_sort is it necessary to do temporal bone computed tomography of the internal auditory canal in tinnitus with normal hearing
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/689087
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