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[Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture on late sudden deafness]. 2006

Yi-zao Zhao

Fujian College of TCM, Fuzhou 350003, China. zhaoyiz@sina.com

OBJECTIVE To observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture on late sudden deafness of different types. METHODS According to the principles of TCM syndrome differentiation treatment, 63 cases were treated with acupuncture, once very other day, 7 days constituting one course with a interval of 3 days between two courses. Changes of the hearing threshold, and the difference of therapeutic effects between different states of illness and different types were investigated. RESULTS Four cases (6.3%) were cured, 17 cases (27.0%) were markedly effective, 19 cases (30.2%) were effective, and 23 cases (36.5%) were ineffective, the total effective rate being 63.5%; there was a significant difference in the mean hearing threshold before and after treatment (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The milder the state of illness, the better the therapeutic effect of the acupuncture; in addition, acupuncture has the best therapeutic effect for the type with decrease of the curve of audition, and better therapeutic effects for the types of upward invasion of phlegm-heat, and the type of stagnation of turbid phlegm in the middle-jiao.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009093	Mucus	The viscous secretion of mucous membranes. It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
D003131	Combined Modality Therapy	The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used.	Multimodal Treatment,Therapy, Combined Modality,Combined Modality Therapies,Modality Therapies, Combined,Modality Therapy, Combined,Multimodal Treatments,Therapies, Combined Modality,Treatment, Multimodal,Treatments, Multimodal
D003639	Hearing Loss, Sudden	Sensorineural hearing loss which develops suddenly over a period of hours or a few days. It varies in severity from mild to total deafness. Sudden deafness can be due to head trauma, vascular diseases, infections, or can appear without obvious cause or warning.	Deafness, Sudden,Sudden Deafness,Sudden Hearing Loss
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013577	Syndrome	A characteristic symptom complex.	Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes
D015670	Acupuncture Therapy	Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation.	Acupotomy,Acupuncture Treatment,Pharmacoacupuncture Therapy,Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment,Therapy, Acupuncture,Acupotomies,Acupuncture Treatments,Therapy, Pharmacoacupuncture,Treatment, Acupuncture,Treatment, Pharmacoacupuncture