ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Treatment of Somatosensory Tinnitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial Studying the Effect of Orofacial Treatment as Part of a Multidisciplinary Program.
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- Treatment approaches, outcomes and prognostic indicators in patients with tinnitus and temporomandibular disorders evaluated with DC/TMD: A systematic review and Meta-analysis.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
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- Audiology practice in assessing and managing tinnitus: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Exploring App-Based Physiotherapy for Somatic Tinnitus: Results from a Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Internet-Based Therapies for Tinnitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Somatosensory Tinnitus: Recent Developments in Diagnosis and Treatment.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2023Review
- Recent Updates on Tinnitus Management.Journal of audiology & otology · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Interventions for Temporomandibular Disorders Associated with Tinnitus: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effects of Physical Interventions on Subjective Tinnitus, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Surgery for Cervical Spondylosis with Concomitant Tinnitus: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Methods, Applications, and Limitations of Somatic Maneuvers for the Modulation of Tinnitus.Audiology research · 2022Review
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- Effectiveness of bimodal auditory and electrical stimulation in patients with tinnitus: A feasibility study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Considered in Clinical Trials on Physical Therapy Applied to Patients with Temporo-Mandibular Disorders? A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Association between Hyperacusis and Tinnitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Prognostic Indicators for Positive Treatment Outcome After Multidisciplinary Orofacial Treatment in Patients With Somatosensory Tinnitus.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a perception of sound in the absence of overt acoustic stimulation. In some cases, tinnitus can be influenced by temporomandibular somatosensory input, then called temporomandibular somatosensory tinnitus (TST). It is, however, not entirely known if orofacial treatment can decrease tinnitus severity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of orofacial treatment on tinnitus complaints in patients with TST.
methodsAdult patients with TST were included, and all patients received information and advice about tinnitus and conservative orofacial treatment consisting of physical therapy, and, in case of grinding, occlusal splints were applied. Included patients were randomly assigned to an early start group and a delayed start group according to our delayed treatment design.
resultsIn total, 40 patients were included in each group. The treatment effect on tinnitus severity was investigated using the tinnitus questionnaire (TQ) and Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI). Regarding the TQ score, no clinically relevant reductions were observed, and no significant differences in the decrease were observed between the early start group and delayed start group. Contrarily, a significantly higher percentage of patients showed a decrease in the TQ degree in the early start group compared to the delayed start group (30.0% versus 2.8%,
conclusionA multidisciplinary non-invasive orofacial treatment was able to reduce tinnitus severity in patients with temporomandibular related somatosensory tinnitus.
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