Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture plus Chinese Herbs for Sensorineural Hearing Loss
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.01.0074
- VernacularTitle:针药并用治疗感音神经性耳聋疗效观察
- Author:
Yan ZHAO
;
Sheng WANG
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Hearing Loss,Sensorineural;
Acupuncture medication combined;
Interleukin-2,Interleukin-6;
Soluble interleukin-2 receptor;
Pure tone hearing threshold value
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(1):74-76
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus Chinese herbs in treating sensorineural hearing loss.Method Eighty patients with sensorineural hearing loss were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The control group was intervened by conventional medication, while the treatment group by acupuncture in addition to the intervention given to the control group. The two groups were intervened once a day, 30 days as a treatment course. The serum interleukin (IL)-2, IL-6, soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) levels and pure tone hearing threshold value were observed before and after consecutive 2 treatment courses, and the clinical efficacies in the two groups were compared.Result The serum levels of IL-2, IL-6 and sIL-2R and pure tone hearing threshold value were significantly changed after the treatment in the two groups (P<0.05). There were significant differences in the serum IL-2, IL-6, sIL-2R levels and pure tone hearing threshold value between the two groups after the treatment (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 94.6% in the treatment group versus 84.2% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture plus Chinese herbs is an effective approach in treating sensorineural hearing loss.
