Is palatal myoclonus caused by psychological factors

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Palatal myoclonus this disease is not common in our daily life, so we do not know that this disease is normal, but if someone wants to know more about this knowledge is also good, let's talk about palatal myoclonus caused by psychological factors.

Is palatal myoclonus caused by psychological factors

First, palatal myoclonus is a rare disease, mainly characterized by throat tightening and regular twitching of palatal muscles under nasal endoscope. The etiology may be vascular compression or other degenerative diseases. When vascular, vegetative, inflammatory or degenerative diseases involve olive dentate red nucleus posterior brain pathway, central tegmental tract, cerebellum, brain stem and other parts, palatal myoclonus can be caused.

Second, the clinical manifestation is throat tightening. Unilateral or bilateral rhythmic contraction of palatal muscles, with a frequency of 50-240 beats per minute, sometimes involving the pharyngeal arch and lateral wall of pharynx. In a few cases, it can also extend to the pharynx, larynx, eyes and transverse septum, accompanied by tinnitus, showing a "click" sound, inconsistent with the pulse, without obvious rules, accompanied by anxiety, tension, depression and other mental symptoms.

Third, medical treatment including botulinum toxin palatal muscle injection can temporarily relieve, antispasmodic drugs can also relieve, surgical treatment can use microvascular decompression, Meyer found that two cases of such patients with vertebral artery compression under the olive, after decompression symptoms disappeared. It belongs to the operation aiming at the cause without sequelae.

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As far as some hospital data are concerned, palatal myoclonus is not caused by psychological factors. It is mainly a mental disease. In short, it is tinnitus. We all know that tinnitus is harmful to the body and may cause deafness.