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Science articlesOthalgia and tinnitus: the capabilities of multidisciplinary approach
N. L. Kunel’skaya (1), M. V. Tardov (1), E. V. Baibakova (1), A. V. Boldin (2), M. A. Chugunova (1), Ya. Yu. Nikitkina (1), Z. O. Zaoeva (1)
(1) Sverzhevsky Research Institute of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology the Department of Health in Moscow, Moscow, 117152, Russia (2) Russian Scientific Center of Medical Rehabilitation and Balneology, Moscow, 121099, Russia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2016-6-66-70
ABSTRACT
The authors performed cohort study of otalgia, tinnitus and congestion sensation in ENT-diseases clinic as well as the role of myofascial phenomena in the genesis thereof. 219 patients with the complaints imitating ENT-organs diseases have been examined. In 37 cases the reason of the otalgia, tinnitus and congestion sensation was the myofascial syndrome of the neck and mastication muscles. The article describes the diagnostics principles and presents the effect of pathogenetic therapy in cooperation of the doctors of several specialties.
Publication date:
01.12.2016
Keywords:
myofascial syndrome, trigger point, ear noise, tinnitus, otalgia, ear congestion. For citation:
Kunel’skaya N. L., Tardov M. V., Baibakova E. V., Boldin A. V., Chugunova M. A., Nikitkina Ya. Yu., Zaoeva Z. O. Othalgia and tinnitus: the capabilities of multidisciplinary approach. Rossiiskaya otorinolaringologiya. 2016;6:66-70. https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2016-6-66-70