Riboxinum - a drug that has a positive effect on metabolism in the cells of the tissues. It is not the most effective drug, but its advantage is a very small number of side effects and contraindications for use. Nevertheless, it should be used by a physician.

How effective Riboxinum

Today, the effectiveness of this drug is reviewed. Nevertheless, it continues to be used primarily for diseases of the heart, liver and gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.

Riboxinum effect on metabolism Improves metabolism and losing weight without dieting   in the cells of various tissues by increasing their energy potential. Tide extra energy helps to activate all types of metabolism Metabolism: The basis of life of all living things   and increases the endurance of cells in various adverse effects, primarily in terms of lack of oxygen (hypoxia).

In fact, this drug is not very effective, but in the complex treatment he can have a positive effect in diseases such as coronary heart disease, inflammatory and metabolic diseases of the heart muscle (myocarditis and myocardial dystrophy), a variety of liver diseases, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcers, glaucoma Glaucoma - a perspective possible blindness   and so on.

Side effects

Side effects Riboxin quite rare. However, long-term use of high doses of the drug, particularly when administered intravenously, may cause gout. Gout - this accumulation of salts of uric acid in the joints. Gout attacks are accompanied by very severe pain. Riboxinum a purine derivative, which is involved in the metabolism of uric acid, therefore its flow for a long time in large quantities can lead to attacks of gout.

In addition, the side effects may cause allergic reactions. When the pill inside Riboxin allergic reactions often occur in the form of various kinds of itchy rash, and urticaria. The most dangerous in this respect intravenous Riboxin, which may cause more severe allergic reactions up to anaphylactic shock. If any, even minor, allergy Riboxinum should be abolished.

Sometimes, on the background of the rapid intravenous Riboxin develop tachycardia attacks, so it is administered or is very slow bolus, or infusion.

When the application is contraindicated Riboxin

Riboxinum not too active influence on the body, has few side effects, so the use of this drug, there are not many contraindications.

Contraindications Riboxinum, especially if you are hypersensitive patient body components. Another important contraindication for appointment Riboxin is the increased blood levels of uric acid (hyperuricemia) and gout. If this background, the patient uses Riboxinum, it may exacerbate gout.

In tablets riboksina as adjuvant includes sucrose, therefore they should not be applied to people with certain types of enzyme deficiency, result in disrupted absorption of simple sugars in the small intestine. Furthermore, with caution riboksina tablets used in diabetes.

With careful use Riboxinum also in severe kidney disease in violation of their functions. Such diseases are often accompanied by increased levels of uric acid.

Can I use Riboxinum during pregnancy and breast-feeding

A few years ago Riboxinum often used during pregnancy. The reason for his appointment could be hypoxia (lack of oxygen) of the fetus, cardiovascular disease and liver disease in the mother, and so on.

Today, doctors have gradually come to the conclusion that such a broad application Riboxin during pregnancy is impractical because it actually does not have the desired therapeutic effect.

Some pharmaceutical companies that produce Riboxinum not recommend the use of this drug during pregnancy, even in tablets, not to mention its intravenous administration. This is due to the lack of clinical trials Riboxin in pregnant women. Therefore, despite the rather extensive clinical experience with Riboxin during pregnancy, manufacturers are encouraged to nominate him like this with extreme caution.

Also, it does not recommend the use of Riboxin during feeding baby Breastfeeding - a personal choice   feeding. It is not known whether and to what extent Riboxinum with human milk and how it reacts to the body of the baby.

Galina Romanenko

Tinnitus - a fairly common problem, which is the scientific name - tinnitus. Permanent tinnitus can be a symptom of how minor or serious violations. Tinnitus is differentially humans. Soft forms of tinnitus can be particularly pronounced in the silence, as in other cases, external sounds overlap tinnitus. In some cases, tinnitus is associated with body positions and movements - it can only occur when a person sits, lies down, gets up, turns his head, and so on. These movements lead to a change in pressure in the nerves, muscles and blood vessels, which can sometimes cause tinnitus.

Most people describe tinnitus as a high whistling and buzzing, or hissing. Complaints about low frequency noise in the ears are much rarer. Such noise can be taken, for example, the noise of ventilation systems, the sounds that issue when using different appliances. If you are not sure that the noise that you hear, there is an external source, ask about the source of surrounding noise.

Musical hallucinations - a kind of tinnitus in people with partial hearing loss. Much less often they occur in people with normal hearing; they are hallucinations usually pass quickly. Pulsating tinnitus is characterized by the rhythmic sounds of the beat heartbeat. Usually this is caused by the change in blood flow in the blood vessels near the ears.

Causes

• Damage to the inner ear

The most common cause of permanent tinnitus is damage to the inner ear. It receives sounds that people can hear, and it is the same for the auditory nerve transmits information about these sounds to the brain. If any damage of the inner ear transmission of information to certain parts of the brain may be compromised. These brain regions are beginning to "demand" information from the parts of the inner ear, which are still functioning normally, but their signals are distorted, with the result that there is noise in the ears.

In elderly people, it may be part of the aging process in which the hearing is gradually deteriorating. Young people have the inner ear can be damaged, for example, due to regular exposure to loud noise.

• The accumulation of earwax that blocks the ear
• Infections of the middle ear;
• Glue ear Otitis - than could face an ear infection   (so-called "sticky ear");
• Otosclerosis - a hereditary disease in which abnormal growth of bone in the middle ear causes hearing loss;
• Meniere's disease - a condition that affects the inner ear and causes problems with balance;
• Paget's disease - a condition in which disrupted the normal cycle of renewal and restoration of bone tissue;
• Anemia - a decrease in the number of red blood cells, in which the blood may become more liquid. Sometimes, as a result, it begins to circulate so quickly that causes the sound that people can hear;
• Damage to the eardrum.

Rarer causes

• Very rarely permanent tinnitus occurs because of the following reasons:
• Traumatic brain injury;
• The impact of a sudden and very loud noise, such as from a shot or explosion;
• Acoustic neuroma - a rare, benign, that affects the auditory nerve of the inner ear;
• Side effects of certain drugs, such as antibiotics Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future? , Diuretics, quinine and aspirin (the appearance of tinnitus is most likely if there has been an excess of the recommended dose);
• Abuse of drugs or alcohol;
• High blood pressure (hypertension) and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis);
• Overactive thyroid The thyroid gland - is responsible for your hormones   (hyperthyroidism).

Diagnostics

Permanent tinnitus is a valid reason for seeking medical attention. Because it can be a symptom of serious illness, a visit to a specialist is better not to delay. To identify the causes of tinnitus Tinnitus: Causes can be established only after the examination   used hearing test, checking the work of the vestibular apparatus, x-ray ears and blood test. In some cases, it requires the use of computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.