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KMID : 1189420060190020263
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2006 Volume.19 No. 2 p.263 ~ p.271
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Three Cases of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss with Marked or Complete Recovery
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Yu Hyun-Jung
Hong Seung-Ug
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Abstract
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Objective: This study describes the cases of sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) patients with marked or complete recovery.
Methods: Three patients received oriental medical treatments continuously for more than 1 month and measured the hearing recovery. For diagnosis on these cases, pure tone audiometry (GSI 38, Welch allyn company) was used. For treatment, acupuncture, herbal-medicine and moxibustion treatment were applied.
Results: All patients of this report had the recovery of hearing. In 2 cases, the pure-tone 5 frequency (0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 KHz) average improved by more than 35 dB (Marked recovery). In 1 case, it was within the normal limits after oriental medical therapy (Complete recovery). In addition, tinnitus and vertigo decreased in all patients.
Conclusions: We may expect that the oriental medical therapy improvers the hearing recovery in the patients of SSNHL.
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KEYWORD
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suddensenorineuralhearingloss, audiometry, orientalmedicine
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