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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Person OC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6464312 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20161123
<h4>Background</h4>Tinnitus is the perception of sound without external acoustic stimuli. Patients with severe tinnitus may have physical and psychological complaints and their tinnitus can cause deterioration in their quality of life. At present no specific therapy for tinnitus has been found to be satisfactory in all patients. In recent decades, a number of reports have suggested that oral zinc supplementation may be effective in the management of tinnitus. Since zinc has a role in cochlear ph ...[more]