Efficacy and safety of standardized Ginkgo biloba L. leaves extract as an adjuvant therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Si X, Yu Z, Ren X, Huang L, Feng Y. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2021 January
DOI 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114587
Objective
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of GBE as an adjuvant therapy, administered with corticosteroids, for the initial management of patients with SSNHL.
Conclusions
The results of the current study suggested that GBE might be effective and promising as an adjuvant to corticosteroids in the initial treatment of moderate to profound SSNHL
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