“…As a consequence of its effects on blood flow, other biochemical mechanisms (described below), or some combination of effects, magnesium supplements protect against NIHL in humans (Joachims et al, 1993;Attias et al, 1994;2004), guinea pigs (Scheibe et al, 2000;Haupt and Scheibe, 2002;Scheibe et al, 2002;Attias et al, 2003;Haupt et al, 2003), and rats (Joachims et al, 1983). In contrast, magnesium deficient diets increase susceptibility to NIHL in rats (Joachims et al, 1983) and guinea pigs (Ising et al, 1982;Scheibe et al, 2000). In addition to the well characterized effects on vasodilation, biochemical effects of magnesium include modulation of calcium channel permeability, influx of calcium into cochlear hair cells, and glutamate release (Gunther et al, 1989;Cevette et al, 2003).…”