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KMID : 1189420020150020156
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2002 Volume.15 No. 2 p.156 ~ p.168
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The Clinical Study of Three Patients Hospitalized Due To Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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Kwon Kang
Choi Kwan-Ho
Park Jai-Young
We Jong-Seong
Park Hee-Soo
Park Young-Hwan
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Abstract
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Backgrounds : sudden sensorineural hearing loss is defined as a disease that has abrupt onset of sensorineural hearing loss without definite cause. In some cases, this disease cause tinnitus, vertigo, headache addition to hearing loss. In traditional oriental medicine, sudden sensorineural hearing loss is could be diagnosed as deficiency of Yang-Gi(陽氣).
Objects & Methods : This study is clinical observation about three sudden sensorineural hearing loss cases. For diagnosing in these cases, pure tone audiometry was used. For treatment, acupuncture, herbal-medicine and moxibustion therapy were used.
Results & Conclusions : as follows. 1. Generally, in this disease, the shorter the whole period from the time that occurs to the time that starts to treat is, the more the results are better. The research shows that short-term case is more efficient than the other long-term two cases in the aspects of symptoms and pure tone audiometry . 2. In making a diagnosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss and measuring the effect, subjective symptoms generally correspond to the improvement of pure tone audiometry, but not completely. Therefore, in treating patients, the doctor must consider these both aspects and keep the balance.
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KEYWORD
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sudden sensorineural heaing loss , sudden deafness , oriental medicine therapy
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