The Value of Flunarizine in the Treatment of Tinnitus
作者:
Jan H. Hulshof,
Pieter Vermeij,
期刊:
ORL
(Karger Available online 1986)
卷期:
Volume 48,
issue 1
页码: 33-36
ISSN:0301-1569
年代: 1986
DOI:10.1159/000275839
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Tinnitus;Flunarizine;Double-blind trial
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The suppressive effect of flunarizine on tinnitus was assessed in a double-blind trial in 50 patients with tinnitus due to various causes. The duration of the study was 6 weeks. Serum levels of the drug were determined. The patient’s subjective assessment of the effect was taken as criterion for the evaluation; objective tests were found to be unsuitable for this purpose. Ten of the patients suffered from dizziness as a secondary complaint. For the group as a whole, there was no difference between flunarizine and the placebo with respect to the effect on tinnitus, but in the 10 patients with dizziness as well there was a significant difference in favor of the drug. Conclusions cannot be drawn as to the reason for this divergence, because the number of patients was too smal
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