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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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