Acupuncture for chronic nonpulsatile tinnitus: A randomized clinical trial
Naderinabi, B., Soltanipour, S., Nemati, S., Saberi, A., & Parastesh, S · Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine · 2018 November
DOI 10.22088/cjim.9.1.38
Objective
This study evaluated the effect of acupuncture on chronic non-pulsatile tinnitus
Conclusions
Acupuncture is effective in reducing the loudness and severity of tinnitus and can be a useful treatment for nonpulsatile chronic tinnitus. Patients found long-term treatments to be beneficial for improvement in quality of life (eg. reduction of loudness)
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