Somatosensory tinnitus: Current evidence and future perspectives

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 933-947

  Ralli, Massimo ^a   Greco, Antonio ^a   Turchetta, Rosaria ^a   Altissimi, Giancarlo ^a   de Vincentiis, Marco ^a   Cianfrone, Giancarlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

somatic modulation of tinnitus; somatosensory tinnitus; temporomandibular joint disorders; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; NECK; NONHUMAN; OTOLARYNGOLOGIST; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY TINNITUS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TINNITUS; HEAD; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EYE MOVEMENTS; HEAD; HUMANS; NECK; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TINNITUS;

EID: 85021283083     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300060517707673     Document Type: Review

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