Tinnitus
Conditions
Interventions
In the study group, 40 participants with tinnitus will receive one capsule with 300mg of caffeine
In the placebo group, 40 participants with tinnitus will receive a placebo capsule (corn starch)
The
Other
Sponsors
Universidade de Brasilia - UnB
Instituto Brasiliense de Otorrinolaringologia - IBORL
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers who are over 18 years of age and who seek medical consultation with tinnitus
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Objective tinnitus, or acute tinnitus, or who have psychiatric and / or cognitive disorders, or alteration of the middle and / or external ear
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Even pitch (Hz) and loudness (dB) in the pre and post caffeine exposure measurements, verified by means of acufenometry from less than one octave to pitch (Hz) and less than 5dB in loudness ;Even the high frequency threshold in the pre and post caffeine exposure measures, demonstrated by means of a threshold search in high frequency audiometry from a variation of less than 10dB in each frequency evaluated ;Even uncomfortable with tinnitus demonstrated by THI (Tinnitus handicap inventory) and EVA (Visual Analogue Scale), with a variation of less than 2 points in VAS and of permanence in the same classification category in the THI | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Same configuration of outer hair cells verified by means of otoacoustic emissions being found same relation signal signal noise | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAlleluia Lima Losno Ledesma
Universidade de Brasilia - UnB
Outcome results
None listed