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Abstract

SIMPSON and colleagues, Department of Pharmacology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham UK write that tinnitus is a prevalent condition for which there is no practical and effective pharmacological treatment. The authors conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the homoeopathic preparation Tinnitus for sufferers.

Background

Methodology

The remedy was given in tablet form at the homoeopathic D60 potency. The perceived intensity and intrusiveness of the tinnitus was assessed at 4 points during the trial using visual analogue scales (VAS) and questionnaires and a battery of audiological measurements.

Results

Neither the VAS scores nor the audiological measures indicated significant improvement in tinnitus symptoms with the Tinnitus remedy versus the placebo, although questionnaire responses indicated that the homoeopathic preparation was preferred to placebo by 14 of the 28 people.

Conclusion

The Tinnitus remedy was not shown to be more effective than the matched placebo.

References

Simpson JJ et al. Use of homeopathy in the treatment of tinnitus. Br J Audiol 32(4): 227-33. Aug 1998.