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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2024

Could DTI Unlock the Mystery of Subjective Tinnitus: It's Time for Parameters That Go A Little Out of the Routine.

Eren Yilmaz, Duzgun Yildirim, Deniz Esin Tekcan Sanli, Pinar Elpen, Filiz Gosterisli Tuzuner, Neslihan Gokmen Inan, Ahmet Sirin, Mustafa Yagimli, Hakan Tozan, Ahmet Necati Sanli and 1 more

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Eren YilmazFaculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Duzgun YildirimVocational School of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Imaging, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Deniz Esin Tekcan SanliDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6545-5757
Pinar ElpenGraduate School of Education, Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Filiz Gosterisli TuzunerIntensive Care Unit, Acibadem Taksim Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Neslihan Gokmen InanCollege of Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet SirinAhmet Sirin Tinnitus Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mustafa YagimliFaculty of Engineering, Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hakan TozanCollege of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, 250 St, Kuwait.
Ahmet Necati SanliDepartment of General Surgery, ADN International Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Sedat Giray KandemirliDepartment of Radiology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA USA.

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In this study, it was aimed to assess the microstructural changes in the main central auditory pathway in cases with subjective tinnitus. In total, 101 subjects (52 cases with bilateral subjective non-pulsatile tinnitus and 49 healthy cases as the control group) were included in the study. Participants underwent pure tone audiogram and Diffusion Tensor Imaging-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DTI-MRI) examination with a 3 Tesla MRI device. The number of tracts, tract length, volume, and quantitative anisotropy (QA) and normalized quantitative anisotropy' (nQA) values were calculated by plotting cochleocortical pathways from the cochlear nerve to ipsilateral and contralateral Heschl's gyrus (HG). In pure tone audiometry, the control group had lower hearing thresholds than cases with tinnitus. Fibres and nQA values from the right cochlear nerve to the right HG were significantly lower in the tinnitus group than in the control group. Cochlear nuclei voxel counts were significantly decreased in the tinnitus group. Both cochlear nucleus volumes were higher in the tinnitus group than in the control group. nQA values in both cochlear nuclei were decreased in the tinnitus group. This study showed that the most commonly affected part in subjective non-pulsatile tinnitus cases is the cochlear nucleus. Therefore, the cochlear nucleus should be evaluated more carefully in cases presenting with subjective tinnitus.

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Cochlear nucleusDiffusion tensor imagingTinnitus

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PMID39559082
PMCPMC11569339

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