Tinnitus modulation | |
 • By voluntary movements of head, neck, jaw or eyes | |
 • By somatic manoeuvres | |
 • By pressure on myofascial trigger points | |
Tinnitus characteristics | |
 • Simultaneous appearance of tinnitus and neck or jaw pain | |
 • Simultaneous aggravation of tinnitus and neck or jaw pain | |
 • Preceded neck or head trauma | |
 • Increasement tinnitus during certain postures | |
 • Varying tinnitus pitch, loudness and/or location | |
 • For unilateral tinnitus, the audiogram does not account for unilateral tinnitus | |
Accompanying symptoms | |
 • Frequent pain in the cervical spine, head or shoulder girdle | |
 • Presence of pressure tender myofascial trigger points | |
 • Increased muscle tension in the suboccipital muscles | |
 • Increased muscle tension in the extensor muscles of the cervical spine | |
 • Temporomandibular disorders | |
 • Teeth clenching or bruxism | |
 • Dental disease |