Electroacupuncture combined with auricular acupressure in the treatment of nervous tinnitus

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with auricular acupressure in treatment of nervous tinnitus. Methods One hundred and four patients with nervous tinnitus were randomly divided into a group A and a group B according to the method of random number table, with 52 patients in each group. In the group A, acupuncture at Yìfēng（翳风 TE 17）, Tīnggōng（听宫 SI 19）, Tīnghuì（听会 GB 2）, ěrmén（耳门 TE 21） and Fēngchí（风池 GB 20） combined with auricular acupressure, such as Shènshàngxiàn（肾上腺 TG 2p）, Jiāog？n（交感 AH6a）, Nèifēnmì（内分泌 CO18）, Nèi？r（内耳 LO 6）, Wài？r（外耳 TG1u）, Shèn（肾 CO10） and Gān（肝 CO12） were applied; in the group B, intravenous injection with compound Dānshēn（丹参 Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae） dissolved in 250 m L of 0.9% Na Cl injection were applied, combined with oral administration of 10 mg of Vitamin B1 and 0.5 mg of mecobalamin tablets. After treatment for three courses in the two groups, efficacy was evaluated based on Reference Standards of Severity, Assessment and Efficacy Evaluation of Tinnitus. Results In the group A（75 ears with nervous tinnitus）, 30 ears were cured, markedly effective was seen in 21 ears, and effective in 22, and the total effective rate was 97.4%; in the group B（76 ears with nervous tinnitus）, 17 ears were cured, markedly effective was seen in 20 ears, and effective in 23, and the total effective rate was 79.0%. The total effective rate in the group A was obviously superior to that in the group B, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant（P〈0.05）. Compared before the treatment, the score of tinnitus severity both reduced in two groups（both P〈0.05）, and the reducing amplitude of score in the group A was greater than that in the group B（P〈0.05）. Conclusion Electroacupuncture combined with auricular acupressure in treatment of nervous tinnitus is worthy of clinical promotion and application since it has significant efficacy, which is obviously superior to drug therapy, and without adverse effect.

He-Ne laser acupuncture for 30 cases of unilateral nervous tinnitus

Objective： To observe the clinical effects of the unilateral nervous tinnitus treated by He-Ne laser acupuncture.Methods： A total of 30 patients of unilateral nervous tinnitus were treated with He-Ne laser acupuncture.The disposable filiform needles of 0.40 mm × 25 mm were used. Ermén（耳门 TE 21）, Tīnggōng（听宫 SI 19）,Tinghui（听会 GB 2）, Yìfēng（翳风 TE 17）,Shuàigǔ（率谷 GB 8） and Zhōngzhǔ（中渚 TE 3） were adopted on the affected side. The input and output ends of the fiber-optic catheter of the laser instrument were connected at a pair of acupoints（TE 21 connect to SI 19, GB 2 connect to TE 17, GB 8 connect to TE 3）.Each pair of acupoints was stimulated with He-Ne laser irradiation for 10 min, 8-10 mW in the output power and 6328 A in the wavelength. The needles were retained for 30 min totally. The treatment was given once a day, 5 times a week, continuously for 2 weeks.Results： Of 30 cases, 19 cases were cured clinically, accounting for 63.3%（19/30）; 7 cases effective remarkably, accounting for 23.3%（7/30） and 4 cases failed, accounting for 13.3%（4/30）.Conclusion： He-Ne laser acupuncture achieves the satisfactory effects on treating nervous tinnitus and it is easily accepted by the patients. Hence, this therapy deserves to be promoted in clinical application.