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A comparison of the effects of eighth nerve section with lidocaine on tinnitus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. Jackson
P. Jackson*
Affiliation:
London
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Peter Jackson FRCS., Consultant ENT Surgeon, Greenwich District Hospital, Vanburgh Hill, London SE10 9HE.
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Abstract

The success rate of eighth nerve section in abolishing tinnitus is disappointing and the results generally unpredictable. A comparison of the effects of a bolus intravenous injection of lidocaine with the effects of nerve section is reported: it presents some evidence that the response to lidocaine may be of value in selecting patients for nerve section, and further it may shed some light on the site of action of lidocaine in suppressing tinnitus.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 99 , Issue 7 , July 1985 , pp. 663 - 666
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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