Three Cases of Pulsatile Tinnitus Improved by Acupotomy with Acupuncture

Article information

J Korean Med. 2023;44(1):99-107
Publication date (electronic) : 2023 March 1
doi : https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.23009
1Ebian Oriental Medical Clinic
Correspondence to: Soyoung Park, Ebian Oriental Medical Clinic 325, Omok-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-2-2651-8080, E-mail: psyoung3000@gmail.com
Received 2022 November 18; Revised 2022 December 14; Accepted 2023 February 14.

Abstract

Objectives

The purpose of this study is to report the three cases of pulsatile tinnitus without any cause improved by acupotomy and acupuncture.

Methods

Three patients diagnosed with pulsatile tinnitus with no abnormalities detected on examination were treated with acupotomy and acupuncture. The improvement of symptoms was evaluated by visual analogue scale(VAS).

Results

The visual analogue scale has decreased from 7 to 0, from 5 to 1, and from 6 to 0, respectively.

Conclusions

Acupotomy had shown a positive clinical effect in the treatment of the pulsatile tinnitus without any cause in this case reports.

Fig. 1

Visual analogue scale

Fig. 2

Improvement of tinnitus after treatment

VAS* changes during treatment

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Fig. 1

Visual analogue scale

Fig. 2

Improvement of tinnitus after treatment

Table 1

VAS* changes during treatment

Date (Times of treatment )
Case 1 2022/1/11 (1)
7
2022/1/23 (4)
0
Case 2 2022/1/20 (1)
5
2022/2/10 (8)
2
2022/3/3 (15)
5
2022/3/24 (22)
3
2022/4/29 (36)
3
2022/5/27 (48)
2
2022/6/24 (59)
1
Case 3 2022/1/18 (1)
6
2022/1/25 (2)
1
2022/2/11 (5)
5
2022/2/15 (6)
2
2022/3/22 (15)
3
2022/4/19 (19)
3
2022/5/10 (22)
3
2022/6/3 (23)
0

VAS, Visual analogue scale