Use of Homeopathy in the Treatment of Tinnitus

Simpson, J J; Donaldson, Ivor; Davies, W. E.

doi:10.3109/03005364000000070

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“…and E.F.) for 3 inclusion criteria: ≥2 independent patient groups treated differently, randomization of patients, and reporting of tinnitus outcomes (if the study examined symptoms other than tinnitus, tinnitus results were reported separately). This yielded 147 studies ( Figure 1) for inclusion in data abstraction and analysis 5–151 …”

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A Systematic Review of Eligibility and Outcomes in Tinnitus Trials

Plein

Harounian

Floyd

et al. 2015

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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Randomized trials of tinnitus interventions are most applicable to older adults with tinnitus lasting ≥ 6 months who are evaluated in specialty settings. High risk of bias, short follow-up, and outcome reporting raise concerns about the validity of findings and may influence how clinicians apply trial results to individual patients and establish treatment expectations, thus demonstrating the need for further quality research in this field.

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A Systematic Review of Eligibility and Outcomes in Tinnitus Trials

Plein

Harounian

Floyd

et al. 2015

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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“…In a study, despite survey results showing the preference of homeopathic preparations over placebo in 14 of 28 subjects, a variance analysis showed that neither VAS scores nor audiological measurements could provide significant improvements in tinnitus symptoms as a response to tinnitus. It could not be shown that homeopathy was more effective than the equivalent placebo in the treatment of tinnitus [52].…”

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“…Tinnitus is a common condition that lacks a practical and effective pharmacological treatment. When tinnitus cannot be overcome through traditional means, patients increasingly turn toward "alternative" or "complementary" drugs [52].…”

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Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Tinnitus

Aytaç¹

2019

Management of Tinnitus - The Enriching Views of Treatment Options

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Tinnitus is described as the perception of sound without any external acoustic stimulation. Any pathology of auditory pathways or any system of the human body may result with tinnitus. The pathophysiology of tinnitus accompanying the disorders of auditory system is not fully understood. In researches, a lot of therapy modalities have been used many years but there is no definitive treatments for tinnitus. Pharmacological treatments of various pharmacological interventions have been investigated for the treatment of tinnitus. However, no drug has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of tinnitus. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is very popular in most countries, and several CAM products are often used by individuals with tinnitus with or without medical guidance. Nonconventional approaches for tinnitus have increased in prevalence and acceptance among both patients and practitioners. Many of these approaches have been shown to benefit some tinnitus sufferers. Complementary treatments may be particularly well suited for treating the dysfunction associated with tinnitus, as they specifically target aspects of tinnitus that are often overlooked in conventional medicine. CAM has frequently been used to treat tinnitus. The objective of this review was to assess complementary therapies as a treatment for the tinnitus.

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“…Many good quality studies of the last 12 years have yielded negative results, for instance, concerning systematic reviews and meta-analyses [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] ; infections of the upper respiratory tract and allergic rhinitis 12,13 ; post-operative ileus 14 ; asthma 15 ; warts [16][17][18] ; pain relief and muscle soreness [19][20][21][22][23] ; treatment of adenoid vegetation 24 ; chronic headache [25][26][27][28] ; ear inflammation 29,30 ; eczema 31 ; arthritis 32,33 ; bruising 34,35 ; anxiety 36 ; "provings" (see below) with belladonna, arnica, Pulsatilla and mercury [37][38][39][40][41] and "aggravations" ("good" worsening of symptoms, said by homeopaths to precede patient recovery) 42 . Detailed comments on many of these studies are published 2,5,43 .…”

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A critical review of the possible benefits associated with homeopathic medicine

Almeida

2003

Rev. Hosp. Clin.

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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the recent scientific research progress on homeopathy. METHODOLOGY:Homeopathy was evaluated in terms of its clinical research; in vitro research, and physical foundations. The Medline database was the main reference source for the present research, concerning data of approximately the last 10 years. Secondary references (not available in this database) were obtained by means of direct requests to authors listed in the primary references.RESULTS: Clinical studies and in vitro research indicate the inefficacy of homeopathy. Some few studies with positive results are questionable because of problems with the quality and lack of appropriate experimental controls in these studies. The most recent meta-analyses on the topic yielded negative results. One of the few previous meta-analyses with positive results had serious publication bias problems, and its results were later substantially reconsidered by the main authors. The sparse in vitro homeopathic research with positive results has not been replicated by independent researchers, had serious methodological flaws, or when replicated, did not confirm the initial positive results. A plausible mechanism for homeopathic action is still nonexistent, and its formulation, by now, seems highly unlikely.CONCLUSIONS: As a result of the recent scientific research on homeopathy, it can be concluded that ample evidence exists to show that the homeopathic therapy is not scientifically justifiable. Homeopathy, introduced by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann at the beginning of the 19th century, consists of the treatment of the symptoms of a disease by means of ultra-diluted substances. These substances are chosen based on the assumption that they would cause the same symptoms in healthy subjects if ingested in measurable amounts. Minerals, vegetables, or substances obtained from living organisms may be used in the preparation of homeopathic medicines. Supposedly, the effect of these substances becomes stronger the more they are diluted. An important step in their preparation is called the succussion: "shakes" that are applied to the substance after each dilution stage. Although mostly recommended for small afflictions, sometimes radical statements about the effectiveness of homeopathy are made, for instance, concerning the treatment of AIDS 1 .In Brazil, homeopathy is accepted as a medical, pharmaceutical, and veterinary specialty. Homeopathy also has an accepted medical status in England, India, and some States of the United States (Arizona, Connecticut, and Nevada), and its use is widespread in many other countries 2 . The amount of research on homeopathic topics rose substantially in the last 20 years. The analysis of its scientific status, therefore, can already take into account a large number of studies, and such an analysis is obviously important, both in terms of general scientific advancement and for health financing reasons. The objective of the present study was to critically review and assess the current scientific status of homeopathic medici...

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Use of Homeopathy in the Treatment of Tinnitus

Cited by 20 publications

References 12 publications

A Systematic Review of Eligibility and Outcomes in Tinnitus Trials

A Systematic Review of Eligibility and Outcomes in Tinnitus Trials

Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Tinnitus

A critical review of the possible benefits associated with homeopathic medicine

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