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http://hdl.handle.net/1942/48713| Title: | Craniomandibular disorders and somatosensory tinnitus-diagnostics and treatment strategies | Authors: | MICHIELS, Sarah | Issue Date: | 2026 | Publisher: | Springer Nature | Source: | HNO (Berlin. Print), | Status: | Early view | Abstract: | Background:Somatosensorytinnitus(ST)isatypeoftinnituswherechangesin somatosensoryinputfromthehead–neckareainfluencefactorsofapatient’stinnitus. Asthereareoftenseveral influencingfactors, identifyinganevidentsomatosensory influenceischallenging.Asaresult,notallpatientswhomightbenefitfromST treatmentarereferredandnotallpatientswhoarereferredwillactuallybenefitfrom STtreatment. Objective:Thisarticlepresentsanoverviewofcurrentknowledgeondiagnosisand treatmentstrategiesinpatientswithcraniomandibular-relatedST. Materialsandmethods:AliteraturesearchwasperformedinDecember2023to collectallrelevantarticlesrelatedtodiagnosisortreatmentoptionsforpatientswith craniomandibular-relatedST. Results:Theincludedarticlesshowedasetof16diagnosticcriteriaforST.OnefollowuparticlepresentsadecisiontreethatcanhelpdiagnoseSTwithanaccuracyof82.2%, asensitivityof82.5%,andaspecificityof79%.Patientscanbesuccessfullytreated usingmusculoskeletaltherapy.Thistypeoftreatmentcanbedirectedatcervicalspine dysfunctions,temporomandibulardisorders,orboth.Othertechniqueshavebeen suggestedbutneedfurtherinvestigationfordefinitiveconclusions.Inmostcases,ST treatmentshowsadecreaseintinnitusseverityorloudness. Conclusion:Craniomandibular-relatedSTcanberecognizedusingafour-itemdecision tree,withanaccuracyof82.2%.Afterwards,multimodalmusculoskeletalphysical therapy,aimingtorestorenormalcraniomandibularfunction,canbeusedtotreat patientswithST. | Keywords: | Tinnitus;Somatic;Somatosensory;Diagnosis;Treatment;Somatisch;Somatosensorisch;Diagnose;Behandlung | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/48713 | ISSN: | 0017-6192 | e-ISSN: | 1433-0458 | DOI: | 10.1007/s00106-026-01736-2 | ISI #: | 001694996400001 | Rights: | TheAuthor(s)underexclusivelicenceto AssociationforResearchinOtolaryngology2026 Craniomandibulardisordersand somatosensory t | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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