Background 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 physiology and in the synapses of the auditory system, there is a plausible mechanism of action for this treatment. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oral zinc supplementation in the management of patients with tinnitus.
A review on tinnitus and auditory sensitivity was presented, allowing the reader a broad view of the approach to these patients, based on scientific evidence and national experience.
BackgroundTinnitus 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 physiology and in the synapses of the auditory system, there is a plausible mechanism of action for this treatment.
ObjectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oral zinc supplementation in the management of patients with tinnitus.
TEMA: Potencial Evocado Auditivo de Tronco Encefálico aplicado em morte encefálica. OBJETIVO: verificar a concordância entre o resultado do Potencial Evocado Auditivo de Tronco Encefálico e o desfecho do quadro clínico, em pacientes em coma Glasgow 3, por meio da análise do padrão de resposta elétrica do teste. MÉTODO: estudo tipo transversal realizado em 30 pacientes em coma Glasgow 3 submetidos ao Potencial Evocado Auditivo de Tronco Encefálico e acompanhados quanto ao desfecho clínico após o teste: recuperação ou óbito. O teste seria considerado positivo para morte encefálica ao registrar com reprodutibilidade ausência de todas as ondas ou presença de apenas a onda I, e considerado negativo na presença de duas ou mais ondas independentes de suas latências. RESULTADOS: entre os pacientes que apresentaram testes positivos para morte encefálica (86,66%), todos foram a óbito e o único paciente que se recuperou apresentou teste negativo indicando especificidade de 100%. Observou-se consistência interna dos dados, com coeficiente de correlação intraclasse de 0,562 por meio do Teste Alfa de Cronbach e concordância significativa entre o teste e o desfecho clínico por meio do Teste de Concordância de Kappa (K = 0,545; p = 0,015), com intervalo de confiança de 95%. CONCLUSÃO: para o presente estudo o Potencial Evocado Auditivo de Tronco encefálico demonstrou ser um teste altamente específico na predição de óbito em pacientes em coma Glasgow 3, e possibilitou auxiliar o diagnóstico de morte encefálica.
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