ArticleIntegrative medicine research2020
Comparing the effects of manual acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on chronic tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Acupuncture for Tinnitus: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies.Complementary medicine research · 2024Article
- Effects of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation of the Vagus Nerve for Management of Tinnitus: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effects of Physical Interventions on Subjective Tinnitus, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Comparative Efficacy of Different Acupuncture-Related Therapies for Primary Tinnitus: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis Protocol.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Acupuncture decreases amygdala functional connectivity in subjective tinnitus.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Neuropuncture, an Effective Treatment Method for Patients with Subjective Tinnitus Accompanied with Hearing Loss: Case Reports.Medical acupuncture · 2021Article
- Assessment of the Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Subjective Tinnitus.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Acupuncture and oxytocinergic system: The promising treatment for autism.Translational neuroscience · 2021Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the superiority of the effects of manual acupuncture (MA), electroacupuncture (EA), or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on chronic consecutive tinnitus.
methodsForty-five patients with chronic consecutive tinnitus were allocated into an MA, an EA, or a TENS group at a 1:1:1 ratio. The corresponding patients were treated with MA, EA, or TENS twice a week for 10 sessions (5 weeks). The primary outcome was a change in the tinnitus handicap inventory (THI), and the secondary outcomes were loudness and annoyance of tinnitus, pure-tone audiometry (PTA), and the speech discrimination test. The outcome measures were obtained at baseline, visit 5 (week 3), visit 10 (week 5), and visit 11 (follow-up 4 weeks).
resultsOf the 45 participants, 37 (82.22%) completed the study. There was no difference in the THI score change among the groups at any point. However, the number of participants who had reduced scores of more than 10 points was higher in the EA group than in the TENS or MA groups (
conclusionAmong the MA, EA, and TENS groups, there was no significant difference in the effects on the treatment of chronic consecutive tinnitus. However, EA could respond to more patients.
trial registrationRegistered on October 21, 2016 (KCT0002117 by CRIS).
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