Cervical Trigger Point Acupuncture for Treatment of Somatic Tinnitus

Sajadi, Simin; Forogh, Bijan; ZoghAli, Masoumeh

doi:10.1016/j.jams.2019.07.004

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“…Several treatments had been proposed for treating CST, including cervical physical therapies such as exercise, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, manipulation of the cervical spine and trigger point deactivation by ischemic compression, steroid and lidocaine injections, mechanical treatments focused on normalizing cervical spine mobility through repetitive movements, joint mobilization, and soft tissue massage, which shown to be effectively improved the tinnitus. 48…”

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Somatosound: A review with report of 9 cases with long-term follow-up

Han¹,

Lee²,

Ryu³

et al. 2021

NeuroAsia

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Somatosound (somatic tinnitus) is associated with vascular, musculoskeletal, respiratory, or temporomandibular joint disorders. Several studies of its management have been widely reported, but only few presented long-term follow-up results. The purposes of this paper are to review the causes and management, present cases with long-term follow-up, together with previously reported cases in literatures. We treated nine patients with somatosound of vascular, hematologic, endocrinologic, muscular, and cervical origin. Follow-up were conducted routinely, and the final results were collated in 3 to 11 years. Patients with non-life-threatening causes were given counseling and palliative management. Their tinnitus becomes tolerable, gradually decreased, and even disappeared. Patients with life-threatening causes were treated immediately. Among all, there were three cases which to the best of our knowledge, are the first reported of its causes. One case was caused by a compensatory of increasing blood flow in internal carotid artery (ICA) secondary to contralateral ICA stenosis. Another had a combination of anemia and an ipsilateral jugular bulb diverticulum. The tinnitus disappeared after the anemia treated. The last was patient with hyperthyroidism. The tinnitus disappeared by controlling the condition. Even when the causes are benign and the available treatments may carry risks, the patients should not be left unmanaged. Symptomatic treatment should be given, such as counseling, sound therapy, and palliative management. Our long-term observation indicated that overall outcomes are positive when the etiologies are identified early and managed properly.

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Somatosound: A review with report of 9 cases with long-term follow-up

Han¹,

Lee²,

Ryu³

et al. 2021

NeuroAsia

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“…One type of tinnitus is somatosensory [2] which consists of two domains (associated with the cervical spine or temporomandibular joint) which can alter the severity of tinnitus [3]. The prevalence of cervicogenic somatic tinnitus is 43% [4] and temporomandibular disorders is 64% [2]. The diagnosis was made as per the diagnostic criteria for somatic tinnitus [5].…”

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Effect of Soft Tissue Mobilisation on Quality of Life and Pain Pressure Threshold in a Patient With Somatic Tinnitus: Case Report

Sharma¹,

Goyal²,

Kothiyal³

2022

J Hear Sci

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Somatic tinnitus is a condition that results from cervical spine or temporomandibular disorders. It commonly affects 36-43% of the Belgian population. We present a single case experimental design of a 38 year old somatic tinnitus patient having neck pain, headache, and ringing sensation in both ears. Six sessions of soft tissue mobilization were performed for 30 minutes on alternate days for two weeks. Postural re-education exercises were instructed as a home regime. Outcome measures were Visual Analogue Scale, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, and digital calibrated algometer which were evaluated at baseline and after the last treatment session. Following 6 sessions of treatment there was a significant improvement in outcome measures. This study implies positive results of manual therapy on quality of life and pain pressure threshold in somatic tinnitus patients.

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“…The phantom sound can be characterized as ringing, buzzing, pulsating or clicking sensation [2]. Tinnitus affects 20.7-24.2% of the general population and 10-15% of the adult population which hampers the quality of life of the patients [3][4][5]. It can be continuous or sporadic which can be present in unilateral or bilateral ears or situated centrally in the head [6].…”

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“…Somatogenic disorders turn out to be highly prevalent in tinnitus patients [7]. Prevalence of Cervicogenic somatic tinnitus is 43% [4] and Temporomandibular Disorders is 64% in patients with chronic tinnitus [3] which is more common in patients with dental pulpagia [7].…”

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Effects of Manual Therapy in Somatic Tinnitus Patients Associated with Cervicogenic and Temporomandibular Dysfunction Domain: Systematic Review and Meta Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Sharma

Singh

Kothiyal

et al. 2021

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Despite manual therapy has been used as an effective treatment but there is limited of literature emphasizing its role to improve quality of life and pain pressure threshold in patients with somatic tinnitus. In this Meta analysis we compared the effects of manual therapy on quality of life and pain pressure threshold in the patients with somatic tinnitus associated with cervicogenic and temporomandibular dysfunction domain. We systematically searched different databases such as Pubmed, Google Scholar and Scopus to find out the relevant studies compairing the effects of manual therapy with quality of life and pain pressure threshold. Two independent reviewers performed quality check and data extraction. We analyzed the data using RevMan ver. 5.4 software. Total three randomised controlled trials were included in this study. Manual Therapy proven to be effective in improving quality of life as well pain pressure threshold in somatic tinnitus patients. {ORs 0.80; 95% Confidence Interval (95%CI), P = 0.97}. Further clinical trials are needed to explore manual therapy as an effective intervention.

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Cervical Trigger Point Acupuncture for Treatment of Somatic Tinnitus

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Somatosound: A review with report of 9 cases with long-term follow-up

Somatosound: A review with report of 9 cases with long-term follow-up

Effect of Soft Tissue Mobilisation on Quality of Life and Pain Pressure Threshold in a Patient With Somatic Tinnitus: Case Report

Effects of Manual Therapy in Somatic Tinnitus Patients Associated with Cervicogenic and Temporomandibular Dysfunction Domain: Systematic Review and Meta Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

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