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The diagnosis of aICA may be challenging because improper surgery or treatment can lead to iatrogenic injury, including massive hemorrhage. The aim of this case report was to describe a 39-year-old woman with aICA presenting with mixed hearing loss and postauricular pain. We provided detailed clinical images of the patient to illustrate how aICA can be diagnosed. Because this patient\u2019s aICA had no risk of bleeding, close observation, pharmacological therapy, and regular follow-up were applied. The patient\u2019s postauricular pain was significantly improved after treatment with oxcarbazepine. At the time of this manuscript\u2019s preparation, the patient had been monitored for 10 years and had stable mixed hearing loss with no other complications. Based on the management of this patient, oxcarbazepine can improve aICA-associated postauricular pain, and conservative treatment should be prioritized in cases of aICA without a risk of bleeding. Further studies in a large cohort are required to confirm our findings and recommendations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina58111672","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,21]],"date-time":"2022-11-21T03:07:23Z","timestamp":1669000043000},"page":"1672","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Patient with Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery in the Middle Ear Presenting with Rare Symptoms of Mixed Hearing Loss and Postauricular Pain: A Case Report"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Bo-Nien","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hsinchu MacKay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei 252, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"555","DOI":"10.1177\/00034894211028468","article-title":"Laceration of aberrant internal carotid artery following myringotomy: A case report and review of literature","volume":"131","author":"Wadhavkar","year":"2022","journal-title":"Ann. 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