Review of pharmacological therapy for tinnitus

International Tinnitus Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-159

  Patterson, Matthew B ^a   Balough, Ben J ^a,b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication; Nutritional supplements; Pharmacotherapy; Tinnitus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CAROVERINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLANDELATE; ENOXAPARIN; GABAPENTIN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; MELATONIN; MISOPROSTOL; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINAMIDE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TOCAINIDE; TRIMIPRAMINE; VASOACTIVE AGENT; ZINC;

AUDIOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SUPPLEMENTATION; TINNITUS;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; GABA AGENTS; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDINS; TINNITUS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; ZINC;

EID: 33845935815     PISSN: 09465448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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