Sudden deafness
Conditions
Interventions
treatment group:Acupuncture + electroacupuncture
Control group:placebo needle+ sham electroacupuncture
Sponsors
Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of sudden deafness, and unilateral sudden deafness; (2) Age between 18 and 60 years old, regardless of gender; (3) Patients with sudden deafness who have not recovered after systematic treatment of Western medicine are defined as: after initial treatment, the hearing of damaged frequency has not returned to normal, or the affected ear has not reached the level of healthy ear, or has not reached the level before the disease. Initial treatment includes, but is not limited to, systemic or topical corticosteroids, and/or hemorheology therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, neurotrophic drugs, antioxidants, etc; (4) The course of the disease is between 3 and 12 weeks; (5) Sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) suffering from a serious disease, such as heart, lung, liver, kidney organ insufficiency or coagulation dysfunction; (2) suffering from severe mental illness and incapable of conduct; (3) Pregnant and lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impaired frequency pure tone mean threshold change from baseline; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tinnitus Evaluation Questionnaire,TEQ;CQ-11D;Proportion of patients with impaired frequency pure tone mean threshold improvement =10dB;Vertebrobasilar average Vean, RI, P;Subjects' self-assessment of treatment effectiveness;Dizziness Handicap Inventory,DHI; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactPeng Bai
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed