Modest dose of acai reduces tinnitus

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18.06.2023

If people with tinnitus take a capsule with just 100 milligrams of acai extract every day, their symptoms are reduced by 27 percent.

If people with tinnitus take a capsule with just 100 milligrams of acai extract every day, their symptoms are reduced by 27 percent.

Study

Brazilian researchers at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria divided 30 adults with tinnitus into 2 groups. They gave one group a daily placebo for 8 weeks, while the subjects in the experimental group received a daily capsule containing 100 milligrams of acai berry extract. This dose was the most effective against tinnitus, according to a small pilot study.

The Brazilians used a product from Farmacia Pharma Nostra.

The researchers determined the severity of their subjects' tinnitus by having them complete the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI).

Results
Tinnitus scores decreased in the acai group and the placebo group by 27 percent and 21 percent, respectively. This means that the average subject's tinnitus problem changed from moderate to mild in both groups. However, this decrease was only statistically significant in the acai group.

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Als mensen met een niet-extreme vorm van tinnitus dagelijks een capsule met slechts 100 milligram acai-extract gebruiken, vermindert hun tinnitus met 27 procent.

Mechanism

There is some evidence that free radical activity plays a key role in tinnitus.

A few years ago, Turkish researchers not only found more markers for free radical activity in the blood of people with tinnitus, but also fewer markers for antioxidant activity. [Audiol Otol. 2016;20(1):17-21.]

The Brazilians found a significant decrease in carbonylated protein and peroxidized lipids in the subjects in the acai group. This indicates a decrease in free radical activity.

Modest dose of acai reduces tinnitus

Source:
Codas. 2022 Jan 26;34(4):e20210076.

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