ArticleCaspian journal of internal medicine2018
Acupuncture for chronic nonpulsatile tinnitus: A randomized clinical trial.
Article in Caspian journal of internal medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of acupuncture on the outcome of tinnitus: An overview of systematic reviews.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Influence of Acupuncture on Autonomic Balance in Adult Tinnitus Patients: An Exploratory Study.Current medical science · 2019Trial
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Patients With Acute Tinnitus.Medicine · 2019Trial
- Acupuncture Therapy in Tinnitus Using Single Needle Through Multiple Points Technique TE21-SI19-GB2 and GB3-SI19: A Case Report.Medical acupuncture · 2026Article
- Predicting Individual Response to Acupuncture in Sensorineural Tinnitus Using Integrated Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Machine Learning: Protocol for a Model Development and Validation Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Effects of Physical Interventions on Subjective Tinnitus, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Migrainous Vertigo, Tinnitus, and Ear Symptoms and Alternatives.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Acupuncture Treatment in Patients with Chronic Subjective Tinnitus: A Prospective, Randomized Study.Medical acupuncture · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is challenge to find an effective treatment for tinnitus. Few studies were done on the effects of acupuncture on tinnitus. This study evaluated the effect of acupuncture on chronic non-pulsatile tinnitus.
methodsThis randomized double-blind clinical trial was conducted
resultsThe case group included 26 males and 18 females, and in the control group there were 27 males and 17 females: with mean age of 49.11±1.07 and 55.20±8.33 years, respectively (p=0.005). TSI and VAS before treatment were 43.84±2.81 and 9.56±0.43 in cases and 43.52±2.94 and 9.54±0.45 in controls, respectively. Both measures improved after 15 sessions in cases to 24.82±1.04 and 2.88±0.33, and to 33.16±1.24 and 7.86±0.23 in controls. The changes of TSI and VAS were significant in all groups (p<0.001). TSI and VAS in acupuncture group were lower than placebo group in each session (p<0.001), except TSI in the tenth session (p=0.392).
conclusionsAcupuncture is effective in reducing the loudness and severity of tinnitus and can be a useful treatment for nonpulsatile chronic tinnitus.
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