Cervical epidural steroid injection for refractory somatic tinnitus

Zachary L. Mccormick; David R. Walega

doi:10.1111/papr.12255

Cervical epidural steroid injection for refractory somatic tinnitus

Zachary L. Mccormick^*, David R. Walega

^*Corresponding author for this work

Anesthesiology

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e28-e33
Journal	Pain Practice
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.12255
State	Published - Feb 1 2015

Keywords

Case report
Cervical pain
Epidural steroid
Refractory pain
Tinnitus

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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