Efficacy of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in protecting ears exposed to loud music

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-278

  Kramer, Steven ^a   Dreisbach, Laura ^a   Lockwood, Jill ^b   Baldwin, Kristy ^a   Kopke, Richard ^c   Scranton, Shawn ^d   O'Leary, Michael ^e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Providence Speech and Hearing Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d Salmedix Inc   (United States)

^e Senta Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Distortion product otoacoustic emissions; Loud music; N acetylcysteine; Noise exposure; Noise induced hearing loss; Socioacusis; Temporary threshold shift

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EAR PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MUSIC; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; NOISE INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 33750600198     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.17.4.5     Document Type: Article

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