Influence of Clinical, Physical, Psychological, and Psychophysical Variables on Treatment Outcomes in Somatic Tinnitus Associated With Temporomandibular Pain: Evidence From a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objective: To assess the influence of clinical, psychological, and psychophysical variables on treatment outcomes after application of exercise combined with education with/without manual therapy in people with tinnitus associated with temporomandibular disorder (TMD).

Methods: A secondary analysis of a clinical trial was performed investigating the effectiveness of including cervico-mandibular manual therapy into an exercise combined with education program in 61 subjects with TMD-related tinnitus. Clinical outcomes including tinnitus severity and tinnitus-related handicap were assessed at 3 and 6 months post-intervention.