PMID- 34106592
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210618
LR  - 20210618
IS  - 1536-5964 (Electronic)
IS  - 0025-7974 (Print)
IS  - 0025-7974 (Linking)
VI  - 100
IP  - 19
DP  - 2021 May 14
TI  - Effectiveness of electroacupuncture for the treatment of sudden sensorineural 
      hearing loss: A retrospective study.
PG  - e25665
LID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000025665 [doi]
LID - e25665
AB  - This retrospective study investigated the use of electroacupuncture (EA) for the 
      treatment of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL).Between May 
      2016 and April 2020, 140 patients with SSNHL were retrospectively analyzed. They 
      were allocated to a treatment group (n = 70, received EA) and a control group 
      (n = 70, received acupuncture). They received EA or acupuncture for a total of 
      3 months. The outcomes included average hearing threshold (AHT), tinnitus (as 
      assessed by tinnitus handicap inventory [THI]), dizziness (as measured by 
      dizziness handicap inventory [DHI]), and adverse events (AEs).After treatment, 
      patients in both groups exerted more reduction in HT (P < .01), THI (P < .01), 
      and DHI (P < .01), than those before the treatment. Furthermore, patients in the 
      treatment group showed more relief in HT (P < .01), THI (P < .01), and DHI 
      (P < .01), than those of patients in the control group. When it comes to AEs, 
      both modalities had similar safety profile.The findings of this retrospective 
      study indicated that the effectiveness of EA is superior to acupuncture in 
      treating SSNHL. Future high quality studies are needed to warrant the present 
      findings.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
FAU - Zhou, Xu-Feng
AU  - Zhou XF
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9948-7108
AD  - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi 
      University, Jiamusi, China.
FAU - Jin, Xiu-Lin
AU  - Jin XL
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Observational Study
PL  - United States
TA  - Medicine (Baltimore)
JT  - Medicine
JID - 2985248R
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Auditory Threshold
MH  - *Electroacupuncture
MH  - Female
MH  - Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/diagnosis/etiology/*therapy
MH  - Hearing Loss, Sudden/diagnosis/etiology/*therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Treatment Outcome
PMC - PMC8133148
COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
EDAT- 2021/06/10 06:00
MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00
PMCR- 2021/05/14
CRDT- 2021/06/09 16:59
PHST- 2021/02/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/04/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/06/09 16:59 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/06/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/05/14 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 00005792-202105140-00012 [pii]
AID - MD-D-21-01369 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000025665 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 May 14;100(19):e25665. doi: 
      10.1097/MD.0000000000025665.