Tinnitus Psychopharmacology: A Comprehensive Review of Its Pathomechanisms and Management

Tinnitus psychopharmacology: A comprehensive review of its pathomechanisms and management

Abstract
Background:
Subjective tinnitus is a frequent, impairing condition, which may also cause neurotransmitter imbalance at the cochlea. Psychopharmacologic agents, although not being the first-line treatment for tinnitus, may modulate cochlear neurotransmission, thereby influencing the subjective tinnitus experience.

Method:
A comprehensive review of MEDLINE literature (from January 1990–January 2010) was performed searching for: “tinnitus”, major classes of psychopharmacological agents, and psychiatric disorders. The most relevant clinical evidence is reported briefly along with a concise description of the main neurotransmitters purported to be involved in tinnitus, in order to provide the reader with a rational evaluation of tinnitus therapy with psychopharmacological agents.

Results:
Although strong methodological issues limit the reliability of the current results, a broad number of psychopharmacological agents have already been considered for tinnitus, both as candidate triggers or potential therapies.

Conclusions:
Selected psychopharmacological drugs may play a role in the clinical management of this disorder. While the rational use of these agents for the treatment of tinnitus should not be overlooked, research should be undertaken on their neuromodulating actions at the cochlea.


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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898164/

 

Hmm,lidocaine.. I knew it's being used as a sedative but didn't know they tried it for T.

 

There was going to be some patches at some stage, but nothing came of it.

 

Same stupid substances make their headlines one after another, year after year, and still nothing actually helps.

I call dog's poop!

Ok Lidocaine has evidently helped some people but the effect is very short lasting.

 

Those MADE IN SWEDEN

He could not sell it here because he would go to court for fraud lol

 

No, you're thinking of the Antinitus patches. The ones with lidocaine that Danny Boy mentioned are completely different and were invented for something else than T from the start.