Anterior inferior cerebellar artery loop and tinnitus—is there any association between them?

• Published in: The Egyptian journal of otolaryngology Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 171 - 5
• Main Authors: Saraf, Aditiya, Gupta, Nitika, Manhas, Monica, Kalsotra, Parmod
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Age; AICA; Asymptomatic; Chavda; CP angle; Hearing loss; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Otolaryngology; Pathophysiology; Surgery; Tinnitus; Veins & arteries; India; AICA; Chavda; Tinnitus; CP angle

Background Where there is no identifiable cause of otologic symptoms like hearing loss and tinnitus, it is believed that etiology could possibly involve a vascular loop in AICA compressing the vestibulo-cochlear nerve within the internal auditory canal. In this study, we aim to evaluate whether ther...