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Zinc, Calcitonin Research

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In Tinnitus Today, Sept 2003,, a publication of the American Tinnitus Association, a study on zinc was reported.
In a placebo controlled study, in Turkey,, 50 mg of zinc daily was taken leading to 82% of patients experiencing noise reduction. Patients with T and no hearing loss had significantly lower zinc levels than the non T volunteers. Ref" The Role of Zinc in the Treatment of Tinnitus" ,Otology and Neurology, 24 (1), 86-9.
Otosclerosis is a disease of the middle ear bones. After 23 patients took calcitonin, a hormone that regulates calcium levels in blood, tinnitus disappeared in quarter of 23 patients. Not a placebo study as well. No citation on this one.

 Philippa  08 Mar 2010 15:06

It's snake oil. Taking zinc will not help your tinnitus.

   08 Mar 2010 16:09

Philippa,

I know people who have been taking Zinc since Sept 2003 but still not cured of tinnitus. There is no cure.

Type Rank Bajin in Graham's search forum. This guy is a legend and has helped many people saving their money on placebo effects.

 Superstar  08 Mar 2010 20:07

Philippa gets very upset when you tell her something is a placebo.

   08 Mar 2010 20:24

What's Graham 's search forum?

 Philippa  09 Mar 2010 14:49