ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019
Analysis of Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Acupuncture in Tinnitus Patients.
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- The effect of stepwise acupuncture on cognition, insomnia, and tremors after traumatic brain injury: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- 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
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- Acupuncture Treatment Decreased Temporal Variability of Dynamic Functional Connectivity in Chronic Tinnitus.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Regulation of auditory plasticity during critical periods and following hearing loss.Hearing research · 2020Review
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Abstract
An effective acupuncture treatment must comprehend the influence of various factors, but studies in this aspect remain limited. This study aimed to identify relevant factors and search for the best practical method of acupuncture for patients with tinnitus. The study was a retrospective review of patients' data with a prospective design who had subjective idiopathic tinnitus and received acupuncture between May 2012 and August 2017. Patients' demographics, tinnitus characteristics, previous diseases, underlying diseases, oral habits, audiograms, acupuncture sessions, and acupoints were recorded and analyzed. A visual analog scale (VAS
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