Volumetric evaluation of temporal bone structures in the cases with bilateral tinnitus: clinical and morphometrical study

• Autorzy: Gocmen-Mas N. , Kahveci O. , Lafcı Fahrioglu S. , Okur N. , Canan S. , Ozel O. , Karabekir S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Background: Tinnitus is the recognition of sound in the absence of any external auditory stimulus to the noise of ringing in the ears. Middle ear aeration carries important role for ossicular coupling and normal hearing. There is restricted morphometric data on the cases with bilateral tinnitus. Materials and methods: In this study we evaluated hearing findings of 18 cases with subjective nonpulsatile bilateral tinnitus and also morphometry and volumetry of temporal bone substructures on the computed tomography images using stereological method compared with the gender and age matched 12 healthy subjects. Duration of tinnitus, exposing acoustic trauma or/and high level noise levels, evaluation of middle ear volume, jugular bulb levels, distances between jugular bulb and both oval window and middle ear were evaluated. Results: Both males and females with tinnitus showed worse hearing thresholds through bone and air conductions than healthy subjects but it was not statistically significant. Pure tone thresholds through bone and air conductions were not statistically different in both sexes with bilateral tinnitus. Right middle ear volume of the cases with bilateral tinnitus was mean 5.57 cm³ for males and 5.64 cm³ for females; and also the left middle ear volume of the cases with bilateral tinnitus was mean 5.87 cm³ for males and 5.65 cm3 for females. There were no significant differences between the cases with bilateral tinnitus and the control subjects according to the side of the body. Conclusions: The data on the hearing findings and morphometrical evaluation of the cases with bilateral tinnitus may be important for anatomists and clinicians. (Folia Morphol 2018; 77, 1: 57–64)

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 77
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.57-64,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Gocmen-Mas N.

• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

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Kahveci O.

• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

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Lafcı Fahrioglu S.

• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Cyprus

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Okur N.

• Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey

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Canan S.

• Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Uskudar University, Turkey

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Ozel O.

• Otolaryngology Clinic, Afyon Kocatepe State Hospital, Turkey

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Karabekir S.

• Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

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DOI

10.5603/FM.a2017.0057