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ArticleCureus2024

Cupping Therapy as a Potential Complimentary Treatment for Meniere's Disease: A Case Report.

Tariq S Jamal, Khaled S Aseri, Faisal S Alghamdi, Abdullah M Asiri, Abdulrahman S Hakami

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tariq S JamalOtorhinolaryngology Department, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Khaled S AseriCommunity and Preventive Medicine Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, SAU.
Faisal S AlghamdiMedical School, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
Abdullah M AsiriMedical School, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
Abdulrahman S HakamiMedical School, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, SAU.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meniere's disease is defined by the presence of three essential symptoms: episodic vertigo, tinnitus, and sensorineural hearing loss. The mainstay of its management constitutes lifestyle modification and medical and surgical therapies. Cupping therapy is an ancient treatment that is still widely used especially in the Middle East, Africa, and the United Kingdom. This study portraits the case of a 54-year-old patient suffering from long-standing Meniere's disease. The patient was treated with the routine treatment that was to no avail. It was decided that the patient undergoes cupping therapy. Over two years of monthly cupping therapy sessions, the patient reported a decrease in intensity and frequency of symptoms until its disappearance. Cupping therapy has shown a positive outcome on the patient. According to our search, there is a previous case report published in 2020 that shares multiple similarities with our case. Further studies on cupping therapy and its efficacy, mechanism of action, and complications on a larger scale are advised.

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case reportcupping therapymeniere's diseasesensorineural hearing losstinnitusvertigo

Identifiers

PMID38595880
PMCPMC11002707
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