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KMID : 1189420220350010038
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2022 Volume.35 No. 1 p.38 ~ p.47
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Analysis of the Characteristics of Tinnitus Patients who Visited the Korean Medicine Clinic According to the Presence of Headache: A Retrospective Chart Review
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Lee Keun-Hee
Lee Sae-Byeol
Lee Ga-Young
Lee Ju-Hyun
Ryu Won-Jin
Nam Hae-Jeong
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of tinnitus patients according to the presence of headache.
Methods : The medical records of 110 tinnitus patients who visited oo Korean Medicine Clinic from June 2019 to June 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical characteristics including gender, age, onset, cause, tinnitus site, severity of tinnitus and accompanied symptoms were analyzed.
Results : Among all patients, 40s and 50s and chronic tinnitus over 1 year was the most frequent group. After an average of 2 months of treatment, 61 patients(55.5%) showed improvement, and there were prescribed more frequently 50s and 60s and with tinnitus grade mild to moderate group. The proportions of female(65%, p=0.012) and herbal dialectics which 'tonify and replenish' and 'tranquilize'(32.5%, p=0.043) were prescribed more frequently in patients with headache than those without headache. Dizziness, ear pain, heart symptoms, fatigue, and neck stiffness were more frequent in patients with headache(p<0.05). In patients with improvement in tinnitus, tinnitus grade improved significantly in patients with improvement in headache compared to those with no improvement in headache(1.83±0.79 vs 0.80±0.84, p=0.018).
Conclusions : In tinnitus patients treated with Korean medicine, there was no significant difference in the improvement of tinnitus according to the presence or improvement of headache, but the patients with improvement of both tinnitus and headache showed significantly more degree of improvement in tinnitus severity than patients with only tinnitus improved. Based on these findings, further study is needed regarding the correlation headache and tinnitus in clinical setting.
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KEYWORD
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Tinnitus, Headache, Korean Medicine
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