Study of protective effects on noise-induced hearing impairment by D-methionine tablets pre-loading / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the protective effects of oral administration of D-methionine tablets on noise-induced hearing impairment.@*METHOD@#Two hundred and three volunteers were recruited and randomly divided into two groups: experimental group (n= 113) and control group (n=90). The subjects received oral administration of D-methionine tablets in the experimental group and placebo in the control group before noise exposure. Routine audiometric evaluation and ABR testing were performed and recorded before and after noise exposure. The statistical analysis was carried out with SPSS 11.0.@*RESULT@#There were no differences in auditory threshold and I-V interpeak latency pre-noise exposure (P>0.05), however, there were statistically significant differences between two groups 1 d, 7 d after noise exposure (P0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#The protective effects of D-methionine tablets were prominent on the noise-induced hearing impairment. Further studies regarding the optimal time of D-methionine administration will be recommended in the future.