Preparing an fMRI study to unravel the mechanisms of somatosensory tinnitus: How to alter cervical somatosensory afference in an MRI compatible way? University of Antwerp
Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is the phantom sensation of sound in the absence of an internal or external source for the sound. It occurs in 10-15% of adults. In some cases changes in somatosensory input from the cervical spine are causing or changing the tinnitus, in which case it is called cervicogenic somatic tinnitus (CST). We currently know that physical therapy treatment of the cervical spine dysfunction can decrease the tinnitus ...