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Four Years of Noise Ends with Innovative Treatment
6 Jan
Summary
- Patient suffered for four years from a rare pulsatile tinnitus.
- A rare defect called sigmoid sinus dehiscence was identified.
- Specialized surgery successfully resolved the persistent symptoms.
A woman's four-year battle with a persistent, heartbeat-synchronized ringing in her ears has finally ended thanks to a specialized surgical intervention. Komal Agarwal, 35, suffered from pulsatile tinnitus, a rare condition affecting approximately 4% of the population. The incessant sound severely impacted her daily life, disrupting sleep and concentration.
Extensive investigations revealed that Agarwal had sigmoid sinus dehiscence, a rare anomaly in the bony wall of a major skull blood vessel. This defect caused turbulent blood flow, transmitting the rhythmic sound directly to her inner ear. Previous treatments had failed to pinpoint the underlying cause of her distressing symptoms.
Doctors performed a three-hour sigmoid sinus resurfacing procedure to reconstruct the defective bony wall and normalize blood flow. The surgery, conducted at Artemis Hospitals, resulted in the complete resolution of Agarwal's pulsatile tinnitus, offering her immediate relief and a return to silence.
