Integrating cupping therapy in the management of tinnitus and dizziness:a pilot study
作者机构：Senior ConsultantHearing&Balance DisordersHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar Specialist Hearing&Balance DisordersHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar Hearing&Balance technicianHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar
出 版 物：《TMR Non-Drug Therapy》 (TMR非药物治疗)
年 卷 期：2021年第4卷第2期
页 面：32-38页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100213[医学-耳鼻咽喉科学] 10[医学]
基 金：The Medical Research Center t Hamad Medical Corporation approved this study(Protocol:#13322/13)
主 题：Cupping therapy Inner ear disease Tinnitus Meniere’s disease Dizziness
摘 要：Background:Cupping therapy is one of integrative medicine modalities which is used by several *** mechanism of action is not well known but there are several theories explained how it can play a rule in the treatment of *** recent years,huge advances have taken place in understanding of inner ear pathophysiology causing sensorineural hearing loss,tinnitus,and *** articles providing evidence of acupuncture treating dizziness and vertigo but no studies of cupping *** aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of integrating wet cupping therapy in the management of tinnitus and dizziness associated with ear ***:This is a prospective interventional pilot study in which pre and post intervention outcomes(tinnitus handicap inventory and dizziness handicap inventory)were assessed and compared.27 patients diagnosed with Ménière s disease and idiopathic tinnitus or tinnitus secondary to inner ear pathology were included in this study and received usual medical treatment and wet cupping ***:There was a significant improvement after 6 sessions of cupping in tinnitus handicap inventory and dizziness handicap inventory but not in patient’s *** adverse events were reported in this ***:Wet cupping therapy demonstrates a promising effectiveness in reducing discomforts of both dizziness and tinnitus.A large scale randomized controlled trial is recommended.
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