• Neuropharmacology · Feb 2012

    A dose-response analysis of the effects of L-baclofen on chronic tinnitus caused by acoustic trauma in rats.

    • Yiwen Zheng, Shweta Vagal, Emily McNamara, Cynthia L Darlington, and Paul F Smith.
    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago Medical School, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand.
    • Neuropharmacology. 2012 Feb 1;62(2):940-6.

    AbstractSubjective tinnitus is a chronic neurological disorder in which phantom sounds are perceived. Drugs that increase GABAergic neurotransmission in the CNS are sometimes used as a treatment. One such drug is the GABA(B) receptor agonist L-baclofen. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of L-baclofen on the psychophysical attributes of tinnitus in rats.The effects of 1, 3 or 5 mg/kg L-baclofen (s.c.) on the psychophysical attributes of tinnitus were investigated using a conditioned lick suppression model, following acoustic trauma (a 16 kHz, 110 dB pure tone presented unilaterally for 1 h) in rats. In pre-drug testing, acoustic trauma resulted in a significant increase in the auditory brainstem-evoked response (ABR) threshold in the affected ear (P < 0.008) and a significant decrease in the suppression ratio (SR) compared to sham controls in response to the 20 kHz tones, but not the broadband noise or the 10 kHz tones (P < 0.002). The 3 and 5 mg/kg doses of L-baclofen significantly reversed the frequency-specific decrease in the SR in the acoustic trauma group, indicating that the drug reduced tinnitus. Following washout from the 3 mg/kg dose, but not the 5 mg/kg dose, the significant decrease in the SR for the acoustic trauma group returned, suggesting a return of the tinnitus. These results suggest that L-baclofen should be reconsidered as a drug treatment for tinnitus. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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