Jugular tinnitus

Fourteen patients suffering from pulsating tinnitus arising form the internal jugular vein relieved by slight external pressure on the neck, were treated surgically by compression of the sigmoid sinus with free temporalis muscle in the mastoid bone. This procedure relieved the tinnitus in 9 cases, among them 5 developed temporary increase in the intracranial tension that was relieved medically. The remaining 5 cases had improvement in the tinnitus to a tolerable level