Gabapentin for tinnitus: A systematic review

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-158

  Aazh, Hashir ^a   Refaie, Amr El ^b   Humphriss, Rachel ^b  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Hearing impairment; Systematic review; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GABAPENTIN;

HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TINNITUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AMINES; ANTICONVULSANTS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TINNITUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 83055160790     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2011/10-0041)     Document Type: Review

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