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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Herbal medicines in the treatment of tinnitus: An updated review.

Dongliang Liu, Yue Hu, Dali Wang, Hezhou Han, Yi Wang, Xilu Wang, Zhaoyu Zhou, Xiulan Ma, Yaodong Dong

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dongliang LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
Yue HuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
Dali WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
Hezhou HanDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
Xilu WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
Zhaoyu ZhouDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
Xiulan MaDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
Yaodong DongDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shengyang, China.
China Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tinnitus is perception of sound in the absence of an apparent external acoustic stimulus. The condition is prevalent in adults, especially the elderly (≥65 years), and may be associated with cognitive function decline and significantly impacts on the quality of life, heralding difficulties in managing this challenging disorder. Interventions for tinnitus have been varied. However, drugs have not yet been approved for the treatment of tinnitus and there is no pharmacotherapy recommended by existing guidelines. Still, herbal medicines are used for the treatment of tinnitus in many countries, especially

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clinical trialsdementiadepressionherbal medicinemedicinal plantsmood disorderstinnitus

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PMID36686691
PMCPMC9847569
OpenAlexW4313494672

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