The Assessments of Prognotic Factors on Sensorineural Hearing Loss And The Clinical Study with Acupuncture Treatment

감각신경성 난청의 예후 인자에 대한 평가와 침구 치료에 대한 임상적 고찰

  • Mun Kyung-Suk (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Sam Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Lee So-Yol (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Sam Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Kwon O-Seop (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Sam Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Jang Jo-Ung (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Dongsuwon Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Kwon Hyuk-Seong (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Sam Oriental Hospital) ;
  • Youn Dae-Hwan (Dept. of Merdian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University)
  • Published : 2006.12.27

Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study was clinical observation about sensorineural hearing loss compare with acupucture treatment and assessments of prognotic factors. Methods : This study was clinical observation about sensorineural hearing loss cases. for diagnosing in these cases, pure tone audiometry was used. The treatment, acupuncture was used. Results : Three patients(37.5%) remarkably improved, one patient(12.5%), slightly improved, four patients(50%), no change. Conclusions : These results suggest that the prognosis by age and initial hearing threshold was significant. The treatment on sensorineural hearing loss considered that bone condution improved.

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