Pediatrics. 1975 Jun; 55(6): 807-13.

Acupuncture and transdermal electrostimulation in the treatment of deafness.

Bess FH, Schwartz DM, Seestedt LI, McConnell FE.

A review and critique of the research on acupuncture and transdermal electrostimulation therapy in treating sensorineural hearing loss is presented. Of 111 subjects in these studies were noted to exhibit a decrease in hearing sensitivity. Additional data collected at our clinics on four preschool hearing-impaired children failed to provide evidence of improvement following acupuncture. Similar results are reported with transdermal therapy, suggesting that both procedures are inappropriate for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss.