Dosage: 600mg n-acetylcystein and 200mg magnesium intake: 1 hour before leisure noise exposure above 100dB of at least 30 minutes frequency: 4 separate events (2x placebo, 2x antioxidants)

Antioxidants protect against temporary threshold shift. The most prevalent cause of noise-induced tinnitus is noise-induced hearing loss. Therefore, it is assumed that the preventive intake of antioxidants prior to a loud event, might protect against threshold shift as well as noise-induced tinnitus.

A 50% decrease of tinnitus loudness scored on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) compared to placebo trials is expected.

It is expected that with the intake of antioxidants noise-induced tinnitus is prevented or reduced after loud music exposure. In addition, it is expected that the tinnitus persistence is shortened compared to the placebo arm.

A limited number of participants will have audiological testing (audiometry including high frequency audiometry, speech-in-noise testing and otoacoustic emissions) prior to the musical event as well as the morning after noise exposure in order to measure the effects of antioxidants on the hearing thresholds and hearing performance.