Analysis of Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Acupuncture in Tinnitus Patients
Tung-Yi Lin, Shih-Wei Yang, Yun-Shien Lee, Pei-Wen Wu, Chi-Kuang Young, Ting-Hua Li, Wei-Ling Chou · Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2019 May 26
DOI 10.1155/2019/1318639
Objective
To identify relevant factors and search for the best practical method of acupuncture for patients with tinnitus.
Conclusions
The combination of periauricular and distal acupoints, and the patient receiving 17 to 24 acupuncture sessions, were associated with a significantly better outcome in the treatment of tinnitus patients.
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