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Park CW, Jeon EJ. Pulsatile tinnitus arising from aberrant internal carotid artery at nasopharynx. Korean J Audiol. 2012;16(1):35-8doi: 10.7874/kja.2012.16.1.35.
Park, C. W., & Jeon, E. J. (2012). Pulsatile tinnitus arising from aberrant internal carotid artery at nasopharynx. Korean journal of audiology, 16(1), 35-8. https://doi.org/10.7874/kja.2012.16.1.35
Park, Chang-Woo, and Jeon, Eun-Ju. "Pulsatile tinnitus arising from aberrant internal carotid artery at nasopharynx." Korean journal of audiology vol. 16,1 (2012): 35-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.7874/kja.2012.16.1.35
Park CW, Jeon EJ. Pulsatile tinnitus arising from aberrant internal carotid artery at nasopharynx. Korean J Audiol. 2012 Apr;16(1):35-8. doi: 10.7874/kja.2012.16.1.35. Epub 2012 Apr 30. PMID: 24653868; PMCID: PMC3936525.
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Korean J Audiol. 2012 Apr;16(1):35-8. doi: 10.7874/kja.2012.16.1.35. Epub 2012 Apr 30.

Pulsatile tinnitus arising from aberrant internal carotid artery at nasopharynx.

Korean journal of audiology

Chang-Woo Park, Eun-Ju Jeon

Affiliations

  1. Department of Otolaryngology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.

PMID: 24653868 PMCID: PMC3936525 DOI: 10.7874/kja.2012.16.1.35

Abstract

Pulsatile tinnitus arising from an aberrant internal carotid artery at the level of the nasopharynx is rarely found. We present a case of a 74-year-old woman complaining of pulsatile tinnitus in the right ear. The tinnitus was not audible by auscultation. Endoscopic examination revealed pulsating swelling of the nasopharyngeal wall on the right side. Computed tomography angiography of the head and neck region showed medial and superficial transposition of the right internal carotid artery at the level of the nasopharynx. The artery was located right next to the orifice of the Eustachian tube and coursed along the distal portion of the tube. The patient's perception of tinnitus was improved after explaining the cause of the tinnitus and reassuring her about the-condition.

Keywords: Carotid artery; Internal; Nasopharynx; Pulsatile tinnitus; Vascular anomaly

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