|
KMID : 1147720200130020061
|
|
Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
2020 Volume.13 No. 2 p.61 ~ p.65
|
|
|
A Case Study: Effects of Foot Re?exotherapy in an Infant with Sensorineural Hearing Loss
|
|
Lee Yu-Jun
Pan Qingchun
Du Ying
Zhang Lantu
Li Chunlin
Hu Minyong
Li Mingxian
Li Bei
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
Sensoryneuronal hearing loss (SNHL) is one type of hearing impairment. The incidence of hearing loss (HL) is 1?3 per 1000 births. Complementary therapies may be effective in addressing the maladies of infants with HL. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of foot re?exotherapy in an infant with SNHL. The patient was a 3-month-old infant with SNHL. Pretest and post-test for HL were conducted using an audiologic method (auditory brainstem responses) combined with behavioral audiometry. The subject was treated with foot re?exotherapy for 30 min per session four times per week for a period of 24 weeks. Foot re?exotherapy was effective in auditory recuperation of an infant with SNHL. The results of this novel study suggest that foot re?exotherapy can be an effective complementary treatment for infants with SNHL, especially for those 3 to 9 months of age.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
auditory recuperation, foot reflexotherapy, hearing level, sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|