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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Objective and Measurable Biomarkers in Chronic Subjective Tinnitus.

Dae-Woong Kang, Sung-Soo Kim, Dong-Choon Park, Sang-Hoon Kim, Seung-Geun Yeo

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Neuroscientific therapies for subjective tinnitus.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2026
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  9. Exploring the Interplay Between Physical Activity and Idiopathic Tinnitus Management: A Scoping Review on Severity Modulation and Perceptual Outcomes.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  16. Limited Link of Common Blood Parameters with Tinnitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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  20. Biomarkers in Rare Diseases 2.0.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dae-Woong KangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0057-9131
Sung-Soo KimDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.
Dong-Choon ParkSt. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon 16247, Korea.
Sang-Hoon KimDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5045-5060
Seung-Geun YeoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8021-1024
Kyung Hee University · KRThe Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tinnitus is associated with increased social costs and reduced quality of life through sleep disorders or psychological distress. The pathophysiology of chronic subjective tinnitus, which accounts for most tinnitus, has not been clearly elucidated. This is because chronic subjective tinnitus is difficult to evaluate objectively, and there are no objective markers that represent the diagnosis or therapeutic effect of tinnitus. Based on the results of studies on patients with chronic subjective tinnitus, objective and measurable biomarkers that help to identify the pathophysiology of tinnitus have been summarized. A total of 271 studies in PubMed, 303 in EMBASE, and 45 in Cochrane Library were found on biomarkers related to chronic subjective tinnitus published until April 2021. Duplicate articles, articles not written in English, review articles, case reports, and articles that did not match our topic were excluded. A total of 49 studies were included. Three specimens, including blood, saliva, and urine, and a total of 58 biomarkers were used as indicators for diagnosis, evaluation, prognosis, and therapeutic effectiveness of tinnitus. Biomarkers were classified into eight categories comprising metabolic, hemostatic, inflammatory, endocrine, immunological, neurologic, and oxidative parameters. Biomarkers can help in the diagnosis, measure the severity, predict prognosis, and treatment outcome of tinnitus.

Indexed as

TinnitusAnimalsBiomarkersChronic DiseaseHumansBiomarkersbiomarkerpathophysiologytinnitus

Identifiers

PMID34205595
PMCPMC8235100
OpenAlexW3175671751

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