Summary This study evaluated the effects of magnesium against acoustic trauma. Tests were performed in two groups of noise-exposed guinea pigs treated either with magnesium or placebo. The results showed that permanent threshold shifts (permanent hearing loss) were significantly lower in the magnesium than in the placebo group. Further details can be found in the…
Summary The current study evaluated the efficacy of vitamin E and vitamin C in the treatment of sudden hearing loss. 87 patients were treated with conventional drugs and a group of them additionally received vitamin E and vitamin C. The results suggested that the administration of vitamin E and vitamin C to patients with sudden…
Summary This study analyzed the effects of coenzyme Q10 on hearing. However, the solubility (capability of being dissolved in water) of coenzyme Q10 should be improved in order to ameliorate the efficacy in tissues and fluids. The experiments were conducted in a model of acoustic trauma in a guinea pig where the effectiveness of coenzyme…
Summary This study evaluated the effects of coenzyme Q10 on tinnitus symptom. Tinnitus and blood levels of coenzyme Q10 were evaluated in 20 patients. The results showed that the supply of coenzyme Q10 in patients with a low blood levels of coenzyme Q10 can decrease the tinnitus symptom. Further details can be found in the…
Summary The present study evaluated the validity of antioxidant treatment in tinnitus sufferers with high oxidative stress (imbalance between free radicals production and the body´s antioxidant defenses). 31 patients with tinnitus underwent an 18-week treatment with glycerophosphorylcholine, glycerophosphorylethanolamine, beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E. The results showed that oxidative stress was significantly reduced following antioxidant…
Summary This study evaluated the effects of micronutrients in patients suffering from tinnitus. The patients were 44 to 85 years old and had been suffering from tinnitus for more than three consecutive months. They all took a specifically designed micronutrient supplement. The results showed that more than 75% of the patients experienced some reduction in…
Summary Acoustic trauma is one of the major causes of hearing loss and tinnitus. This article presents some arguments that emphasize the interest of magnesium therapy in acoustic trauma. The efficacy of magnesium, administered either to prevent or to treat hearing loss, has been demonstrated in several studies in animals and in humans. More details…
Summary This study investigated the effect of zinc administration in the treatment of tinnitus. Patients with tinnitus were investigated: 28 patients received zinc and 13 patients were given a placebo. It was concluded that patients with tinnitus can have low blood zinc levels and improvements in tinnitus can be achieved by zinc treatment. More details…
Summary This study examined the effect of vitamin B12 deficiency on tinnitus. 57 patients with chronic tinnitus and noise-induced hearing loss, 29 patients with noise-induced hearing loss only and 27 patients demonstrating normal hearing were included. The results showed that patients with tinnitus and noise-induced hearing loss exhibited vitamin B12 deficiency in 47% of cases…
Summary This study investigated the effect of vitamin E in the treatment of sudden hearing loss. A total of 66 patients with sudden hearing loss were divided in 2 groups. One group was treated with bed rest, steroids, magnesium and carbogen inhalation; the remaining group was treated with bed rest, steroids, magnesium and carbogen inhalation…
Summary This study determined whether treatment with magnesium improves the outcome of sudden hearing loss. 133 participants were included: 60 patients were treated with carbogen inhalation and 73 were treated with a combination of carbogen inhalation and magnesium. The researchers found that magnesium improved hearing recovery in cases of sudden hearing loss. More details can…
Summary Idebenone is an analogue of coenzyme Q10 with antioxidant properties. The present study investigated the antioxidant activity of idebenone in the rescue of acoustic trauma. Noise-induced hearing loss was provoked in guinea pigs in which idebenone was injected. The results suggested an antioxidant function of idebenone in protection from noise-induced hearing loss. More details…