[Surgical treatment of otogenic pain and auditory symptoms in a patient with hemifacial spasms].
Bjarte Aspenes Justad,Sune Land Bloch
TLDR
This case describes a 43-year-old woman with HFS and simultaneous, ipsilateral auditory symptoms and otalgia and highlights a possible treatment for patients with similar symptoms that, to the authors' knowledge, has not been described before.
摘要
Hemifacial spasms (HFS) are involuntary contractions of the facial muscles and affect approximately ten per 100,000 persons. Our case describes a 43-year-old woman with HFS and simultaneous, ipsilateral auditory symptoms and otalgia. Under local anaesthetic, the stapes tendon was cut with a laser. Immediately after, the patient reported loss of auditory symptoms and ear pain. These symptoms were still absent at two- and 12-week follow-ups. Our case highlights a possible treatment for patients with similar symptoms that, to our knowledge, has not been described before.