Clinical Research of Electro-Acupuncture Assisted Treatment for Sudden Deafness

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical effect of electro-acupuncture assisted treatment for sudden deafness. METHODS: 62 cases of sudden deafness patients were divided into the control group of 32 cases and the treatment group of 30 cases according to random number table single blind method. The control group was given conventional western medicine treatment,and the treatment group was treated additionally with electro-acupuncture assisted therapy base on the conventional western medicine treatment. Acupoint selection with the principle of local and distal point combination. RESULTS: The effective rate of the treatment group was 86. 67%,and the control group was78. 13%,comparison efficiency of the two groups showed that the difference was statistically significant( P 0. 05). CONCLUSION: The conventional western medicine and electro-acupuncture assisted treatment can improve the curative effect of sudden deafness exactly,and even can improve the symptoms of total deafness and extreme hearing loss.