11.01.02
Indication: Tinnitus
Source: Intl J Clin Pharm Ther, 2002;40:188-197
Research: Researchers treated 52 patients who had suffered from tinnitus for an average of three years. All of the patients initially received a daily intravenous infusion, providing 200 mg of ginkgo extract daily for 10 days. The subjects were then asked to take either 80 mg of oral ginkgo extract twice daily or placebos for 12 weeks. Their degree of tinnitus and overall hearing was assessed at the beginning of the study and then every four weeks.
Results: After four weeks of oral supplements, people taking ginkgo supplements had a significant decline in tinnitus volume (an average of almost 6 decibels), whereas those taking placebo had no consistent improvement. Although the improvement in the ginkgo group declined somewhat by the end of the 12-week study, it was still far superior to that of the placebo group. In addition, hearing improved at some frequencies among people taking ginkgo, but not among those taking placebos.
Source: Intl J Clin Pharm Ther, 2002;40:188-197
Research: Researchers treated 52 patients who had suffered from tinnitus for an average of three years. All of the patients initially received a daily intravenous infusion, providing 200 mg of ginkgo extract daily for 10 days. The subjects were then asked to take either 80 mg of oral ginkgo extract twice daily or placebos for 12 weeks. Their degree of tinnitus and overall hearing was assessed at the beginning of the study and then every four weeks.
Results: After four weeks of oral supplements, people taking ginkgo supplements had a significant decline in tinnitus volume (an average of almost 6 decibels), whereas those taking placebo had no consistent improvement. Although the improvement in the ginkgo group declined somewhat by the end of the 12-week study, it was still far superior to that of the placebo group. In addition, hearing improved at some frequencies among people taking ginkgo, but not among those taking placebos.