TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of all patients with typewriter tinnitus.
| No. | Gender | Age (y) | Lateral | Possible Trigger | Symptom | Neurovascular Contact Type | Duration (y) | Pharmacological Treatment Scheme | Follow-up Time (mo) | Therapeutic Response | Relapse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 56 | L | / | TT+non-VP | I | 0.2 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 16 | CR | Relapse |
| 2 | F | 43 | L | / | TT | None | 0.6 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 13 | CR | No relapse |
| 3 | M | 52 | L | / | TT+VP | I | 1.0 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 12 | PR | No relapse |
| 4 | F | 56 | L | Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders | TT+VP | II | 0.1 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 12 | CR | Relapse |
| 5 | F | 31 | R | / | TT+VP | II | 2.0 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 4 | CR | No relapse |
| 6 | M | 35 | R | / | TT+VP | II | 1.0 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 24 | CR | No relapse |
| 7 | M | 61 | L | / | TT+VP | III | 1.5 | Carbamazepine, 800 mg/d | 34 | CR | Relapse |
| 8 | F | 73 | R | / | TT+VP | II | 1.0 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 14 | CR | Relapse |
| 9 | F | 74 | R | / | TT+VP | II | 1.0 | Carbamazepine, 400 mg/d | 25 | CR | Relapse |
| 10 | M | 33 | L | / | TT+VP | I | 0.1 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 17 | CR | No relapse |
| 11 | M | 51 | L | / | TT | I | 0.6 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 7 | CR | No relapse |
| 12 | M | 44 | R | / | TT | I | 4.0 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 16 | CR | Relapse |
| 13 | F | 56 | R | Ramsay Hunt Syndrome | TT+VP | I | 0.4 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 6 | CR | No relapse |
| 14 | F | 65 | R | / | TT | I | 0.5 | Carbamazepine, 400 mg/d | 13 | CR | No relapse |
| 15 | F | 38 | L | / | TT | I | 0.8 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 6 | CR | No relapse |
| 16 | F | 37 | R | / | TT | None | 0.1 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d, and carbamazepine, 400 mg/d | 6 | NR | / |
| 17 | F | 33 | R | / | TT+ VP | II | 3.0 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 14 | CR | No relapse |
| 18 | M | 52 | R | / | TT+VP | I | 0.3 | Oxcarbazepine, 600 mg/d | 6 | CR | Relapse |
CR = complete remission; F = female; ; L = left; M = male; PR = partial remission; R = right; TT = typewriter tinnitus; VP = vestibular paroxysmia.
published online ahead of print May 11, 2023.