3 Successful Case Reports of Tinnitus with Thread-embedding therapy
Article information
J Korean Med. 2024;45(3):224-234
Publication date (electronic) : 2024 September 1
doi :
https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.24051
Received 2024 July 23; Revised 2024 August 10; Accepted 2024 August 19.
Abstract
Objectives
The objective of this study is to report three successful cases of tinnitus treatment using thread-embedding therapy.
Methods
Thread-embedding therapy was performed on GV20 (百會), CV12 (中脘), and both sides of GB2 (聽會), TE17 (翳風), ST25 (天樞), and ST36 (足三里) for a duration ranging from 2 to 13 sessions. The severity of tinnitus was assessed using the Korean Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (K-THI) and the Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS).
Results
In Case 1, the patient’s THI score decreased from 92 to 8, and the VNRS score decreased from 10 to 0. In Case 2, the patient’s THI score decreased from 62 to 2, and the VNRS score decreased from 7 to 0. In Case 3, the patient’s THI score decreased from 88 to 42, and the VNRS score decreased from 8 to 4.
Conclusions
Thread-embedding therapy demonstrated a positive clinical effect in the treatment of tinnitus.
Keywords: Tinnitus; Thread-embedding Therapy; Acupuncture
THI and VNRS score of case 1 patient
THI and VNRS score of case 2 patient
THI and VNRS score of case 3 patient
THI and VNRS score of case 1 patient
THI and VNRS score of case 2 patient
THI and VNRS score of case 2 patient
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