Effect of traditional Chinese acupuncture on severe tinnitus : A double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical investigation with open therapeutic control

Author(s): Vilholm, O. J., Moller, K. , Jorgensen, K.

Journal/Book: brit j audiol. 1998; 32(3): 197-204.

Abstract: This study aims to determine the effect of intensive acupuncture on severe tinnitus. The structure of the study was a randomized, double- blind, clinical investigation with open therapeutic surveillance and included 54 patients. All were subjected to 25 treatment sessions over a period of two months, each treatment lasting 30 minutes. Fifty-two patients completed the study. The variables used for self-registration were based on the visual analogue scale (VA ionnaires, interviews and audiometry were carried out repeatedly. No statistically significant differences were found between the acupuncture group and the placebo group.

Keyword(s): aku ks. Tinnitus.

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