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spiral ligament

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spiral ligament [′spī·rəl ′lig·ə·mənt]
(anatomy)
The reticular connective tissue connecting the basilar membrane to the outer cochlear wall in the ear of mammals.


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16) Persistent tinnitus despite stapedotomy and an air-bone gap within 15 dB, which occurred in the 1 patient in our study who did not improve, is probably caused by an underlying condition, such as glucose intolerance, excessive caffeine intake, destruction of Corti hair cells by proteolytic enzymes released from otosclerotic foci, or an inadequate supply of blood to the inner ear secondary to hyalinization of the spiral ligament of the stria vascularis
 
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