Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	129712
DOI	10.12998/wjcc.129712
Country	China

Category	Rehabilitation
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Is somatosensory tinnitus confined to the craniocervical region: Diagnostic pitfalls, manual therapy and safety considerations
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Eric Chun Pu Chu
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Eric Chun Pu Chu, Academic Fellow, Chairman, Founder, PhD, Research Fellow, New York Medical Group, Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Center, 41/F Langham Place Office Tower, 8 Argyle Street, Hong Kong 00000, China. eric@nymg.com.hk
Key Words	Chu ECP. Is somatosensory tinnitus confined to the craniocervical region: Diagnostic pitfalls, manual therapy and safety considerations. World J Clin Cases 2026; In press
Core Tip	Somatosensory tinnitus is usually sought in the neck and jaw, yet tinnitus can also be modulated by limb and trunk input. This minireview synthesises the evidence on the mechanisms, diagnosis and conservative management of somatosensory tinnitus, and uses one uncontrolled, author-managed case, in which tinnitus began with lumbosacral pain during massage-gun use, only to illustrate four diagnostic pitfalls. It aligns manual therapy with current guidelines, which recommend cognitive behavioural therapy, outlines safety-netting for spinal manipulation, highlights suicide screening, and proposes research priorities for whole-body somatic testing.
Citation	Chu ECP. Is somatosensory tinnitus confined to the craniocervical region: Diagnostic pitfalls, manual therapy and safety considerations. World J Clin Cases 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.129712
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Received	2026-10-14 03:11
Peer-Review Started	2026-10-14 03:11
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Revised	2026-10-19 03:06
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-11-11 06:30
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-11-11 10:14
Articles in Press	2026-11-11 10:14
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