Information What can I do? Treatments Tinnitus and magnesium Name of treatment Magnesium (magnesium citrate) Type of treatment Dietary supplement Claims for treatment Reduces/eliminates the tinnitus percept. How treatment is delivered Orally Potential negative consequences Side effects and possible interactions with other medications [1]; Cost Evidence offered Papers available < 10 in PubMed. Conclusions drawn Serum magnesium levels are lower in people with tinnitus than the general population [2]. Small open-label study showed positive results [3]. Quality of evidence [4] D Does the BTA recommend this treatment? No BTA opinion on this treatment “Dietary supplements should not be recommended to treat tinnitus but could have a positive outcome on tinnitus reactions in some people”[5] Would the BTA support further studies into this treatment? Yes, if high-quality study Verdict: Safety. Is this treatment harmful? Regarded as safe Verdict: Efficacy. Does this treatment work? No evidence of effect [1] http://www.webmd.boots.com/vitamins-and-minerals/magnesium (accessed 17 July 2017) [2] Uluyol S, Kılıçaslan S, Yağız Ö. Relationship between serum magnesium levels and subjective tinnitus. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg, 2016: 26(4), 225-7 [3] Patel, A. Phase Two Study Examining Magnesium Dependent Tinnitus, 2012. Thesis, The University of Arizona. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/221385 (accessed 17 July 2017) [4] A = Systematic review/meta analysis. B = Randomised control studies. C = Cohort studies. D = Case control studies. E = case studies/reports. +/- to be used to indicate quality within bands [5] Coelho C, Tyler R, Ji H, Rojas-Roncancio E, Witt S, Tao P, Jun HJ, Wang TC, Hansen MR, Gantz BJ. Survey on the Effectiveness of Dietary Supplements to Treat Tinnitus. American Journal of Audiology, 2016: 25(3): 184-205 Download this information: Tinnitus_and_magnesium_April_2019.pdf Updated 15 April 2019