Diagnostic criteria for somatosensory tinnitus: international Delphi consensus

Record details

Authors: Michiels S, et al.
Journal / source: Trends in Hearing (2018)
Design: Consensus criteria (subtype-identification context record)
Sample: International expert Delphi
Primary endpoint: —
Randomized: No · Sham/placebo-controlled: No · Independent of the manufacturer: Yes

What this research found

Consensus criteria for identifying the SOMATOSENSORY subtype (tinnitus modulated by jaw/neck movement, associated with somatic dysfunction) — the subtype in which cervical physiotherapy has its evidence. Identifying the right subtype is a clinical task; this record documents that formal criteria exist.

Limitations and conflicts of interest

See the record summary above.

Funding / conflicts: Independent.

Primary sources

Context record — informs the platform without serving as treatment evidence.

This is an original summary from the Tinnitus Evidence verified database, checked against the primary source — not a reproduction of the publisher's abstract.