Magnesium

Magnesium therapy for periodic leg movements-related insomnia and restless legs syndrome: an open pilot study

Sleep. 1998 Aug 1;21(5):501-5. doi: 10.1093/sleep/21.5.501. M Hornyak Abstract Periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS), with or without symptoms of a restless legs syndrome (RLS), may cause sleep disturbances. The pharmacologic treatments of choice are dopaminergic drugs. Their use, however, may be limited due to tolerance development or rebound phenomena. Anecdotal observations have shown that […]

Oral magnesium intake reduces permanent hearing loss induced by noise exposure

Am J Otolaryngol. 1994 Jan-Feb;15(1):26-32. Attias J Abstract INTRODUCTION: Following animal experiments where correlations were observed between serum magnesium level and noise-induced permanent hearing threshold shifts (NIPTS), we tested the prophylactic effect of magnesium in human subjects exposed to hazardous noise. METHODS: Subjects were 300 young, healthy, and normal-hearing recruits who underwent 2 months of […]