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KMID : 1189420180310030026
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2018 Volume.31 No. 3 p.26 ~ p.38
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Recent Clinical Research Trends on Acupuncture Treatment of Meniere’s Disease
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Lee Kyou-Young
Hong Chul-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of applying acupuncture to the treatment of meniere’s disease, which has no definite treatment methods, by analyzing the latest clinical researches about acupuncture treatment of meniere’s disease.
Methods : A case study and Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) related to the acupuncture treatment of meniere’s disease were searched using domestic and international thesis search engines including OASIS, CNKI, J-STAGE, PubMed. This study include acupuncture treatment and acupuncture combined with other treatments such as herbal medicine. The search was limitied to the publication date from 2000 to 2018 with free full text.
Results : 17 cases were selected. There were 7 case studies in Korea, 5 case studies in China, and 5 RCT papers in China. All 12 cases reported improvement in meniere’s disease and all RCT studies showed significantly higher treatment effects in the experimental group than in the control group.
Conclusions : Acupuncture treatment showed significant effects for meniere’s disease when applied alone or in combination with other treatments. In the future, various systematic studies should be conducted only for acupuncture treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Meniere’s disease, Acupuncture, Case study, Randomized controlled trial
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