Cervical spine disorders and its association with tinnitus: The “TRIPLE” hypothesis

Subjective Tinnitus and cervical spine disorders (CSD) are among the most common complaints encountered by physicians. Although the relationship between tinnitus and CSD has attracted great interest during the past several years, the pathogenesis of tinnitus induced by CSD remains unclear. Conceivably, CSD could trigger a somatosensory pathway-induced disinhibition of dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) activity in the auditory pathway; furthermore, CSD can cause inner ear blood impairment induced by vertebral arteries hemodynamic alterations and trigeminal irritation.

Source: Medical Hypotheses - November 7, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Bressi Federica, Manuele Casale, Papalia Rocco, Moffa Antonio, Di Martino Alberto, Miccinilli Sandra, Salvinelli Fabrizio, Denaro Vincenzo, Sterzi Silvia Source Type: research