Role of cannabinoids in the treatment of Tinnitus

ANGELA CAVALLARO1 (Graduate student), FRANCESCO MARTINES2 (PhD), CARLA CANNIZZARO1 (MD), GIANLUCA LAVANCO1 (Graduate student), ANNA BRANCATO1 (PhD), GAETANO CAROLLO1 (Ungraduate student), FABIANA PLESCIA (PhD)3, PIETRO SALVAGO2 (MD), EMANUELE CANNIZZARO (MD)1, MARIANNA MUCIA2 (MD), SERENA RIZZO2 (MD), ALESSANDRO MARTINI (MD)4, and FULVIO PLESCIA1 (PhD) 1University of Palermo, Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care “Giuseppe D’Alessandro”, Palermo, Italy 2University of Palermo, Bio.Ne.C. Department, ENT Section, Palermo Italy 3University of Palermo, DIBIMED Department of Biotecnology and Biopathology Medicine, Palermo, Italy 4ENT Surgery Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

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