Treatment of tinnitus with cyclobenzaprine: an open-label study

• Published in: International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics Vol. 50; no. 5; p. 338
• Main Authors: Vanneste, Sven, Figueiredo, Ricardo, De Ridder, Dirk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.05.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Amitriptyline - analogs & derivatives; Amitriptyline - pharmacology; Amitriptyline - therapeutic use; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Relaxants, Central - therapeutic use; Tinnitus - drug therapy

Tinnitus is defined as an intrinsic sound sensation that cannot be attributed to an external sound source. Currently there are no standardized drug therapies for the treatment of tinnitus. Based on the analogy between pain and tinnitus it is suggested that among all antidepressant families that have...