ArticleThe journal of international advanced otology2020
Somatic Modulation in Tinnitus: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes.
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- Short-Term Effect of Adjunctive Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation on Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: A Preliminary Study.The journal of international advanced otology · 2023Trial
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- Tinnitus Subtyping and Personalized Treatment via Audiometric and Psychometric Clustering.Yonsei medical journal · 2025Article
- The Association Between Temporomandibular Disorders and Tinnitus: Evidence and Therapeutic Perspectives from a Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Methods, Applications, and Limitations of Somatic Maneuvers for the Modulation of Tinnitus.Audiology research · 2022Review
- Audiological and psychological assessment of tinnitus patients with normal hearing.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of the somatic modulation test in patients with tinnitus and analyze the treatment outcomes. MATERIALS AND
methodsMedical records of patients who visited the tinnitus clinic at a local university hospital between October 2018 and April 2019 were retrospectively reviewed.
resultsThe data of 81 patients were analyzed for this study, of which 61.7% (n=51) showed tinnitus modulation after one or more neck or jaw maneuvers. Patients with narrow-band noise tinnitus tended to show maneuver-induced modulation more frequently than those with pure-tone tinnitus (85.7% vs. 53.3%, p=0.010). Neck maneuvers reduced tinnitus loudness in 29.6% of the patients, while 27.2% of patients (n=22) reported worsening of tinnitus loudness, and 23.5% of patients (n=19) reported tinnitus suppression after jaw maneuvers. None of the patients with noise exposure history reported tinnitus modulation. Backward regression analysis revealed that age was an independent risk factor for improvement (Exp [B]=0.703, p=0.034, 95% CI=0.508-0.974). However, somatic modulation or medical treatments targeting somatic modulation were not related to improvement.
conclusionPatients showing modulation after neck or jaw maneuvers have specific clinical characteristics. However, somatic modulation itself does not affect the final treatment outcome.
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