Effect of gabapentin on the sensation and impact of tinnitus

• Published in: The Laryngoscope Vol. 116; no. 5; p. 675
• Main Authors: Bauer, Carol A, Brozoski, Thomas J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Amines - therapeutic use; Audiometry; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids - therapeutic use; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - therapeutic use; Humans; Loudness Perception - drug effects; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Reference Values; Risk Assessment; Sensation - drug effects; Severity of Illness Index; Single-Blind Method; Tinnitus - diagnosis; Tinnitus - drug therapy; Treatment Outcome

This study evaluated the effectiveness of gabapentin in treating chronic tinnitus in two populations: participants with tinnitus with associated acoustic trauma and participants with tinnitus without associated acoustic trauma. The hypothesis was that gabapentin would decrease both subjective and ob...