To assess the outcome of hearing rehabilitation for deaf children who underwent electro acupuncture
- Author:
Nguyen Ba Quang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
deaf, electro acupuncture
- MeSH:
Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired;
Child;
Deafness;
Electroacupuncture
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;481(6):21-25
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Electro-acupuncture was applied for 149 perceptive deaf children. The control group included 43 deaf children treated by speical education method. Results showed that: in the group of electro-acupuncture, 53.3% had got improvement, higher than the group of special education by 23.3%. The improvement rate was higher in mild deaf group, than in severe group. It was also higher in acquired deaf subjects than in congenital subjects. In the deaf caused by “can dom hoa cuong” (aggressive fire of liver and bile), improvement level was higher than the deaf caused by “than am hu” (failure of kidney yinn). The treatment with more courses had got higher improvement than with less courses.
