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Clinical Case Study of Facial Nerve Paralysis with Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Caused by Traumatic Temporal Bone Fracture

난청과 이명을 동반한 외상성 안면신경마비 치험 1례

  • Jang, Yeo Jin (Department of Acupuncture ＆ Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin University) ;
  • Yang, Tae Joon (Department of Acupuncture ＆ Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin University) ;
  • Shin, Jeong Cheol (Department of Acupuncture ＆ Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin University) ;
  • Kim, Hye Hwa (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin University) ;
  • Kim, Tae Gwang (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin University) ;
  • Jeong, Mi Young (Department of Nursing Service, Dong-Shin University Gwangju Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jae Hong (Department of Acupuncture ＆ Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin University)
  • 장여진 (동신대학교 한의학대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 양태준 (동신대학교 한의학대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 신정철 (동신대학교 한의학대학 침구의학과) ;
  • 김혜화 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방안이비인후피부과) ;
  • 김태광 (동신대학교 한의과대학 재활의학과) ;
  • 정미영 (동신대학교 광주한방병원 간호부) ;
  • 김재홍 (동신대학교 한의학대학 침구의학과)
  • Received : 2015.11.14
  • Accepted : 2016.03.14
  • Published : 2016.03.18
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Abstract

Objectives : The aim of this report was to investigate the effects of Korean medical treatment on facial nerve paralysis with sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus caused by traumatic temporal bone fracture. Methods : We treated a patient with acupuncture, herbal medicine and physiotherapy. The effect of these treatments was evaluated by House-Brackmann facial grading scale, Yanagihara's unweighted grading system and by Digital Infrared Thermographic Image. Results : After 21 days of Korean medical treatment, House-Brackmann facial grading scale changed from III to II and Yanagihara's unweighted grading score increased from 14 to 27. Digital Infrared Thermographic Image also improved. Conclusions : These results suggest that Korean medical treatments were effective in treating facial nerve paralysis with sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus caused by traumatic temporal bone fracture. We hope that a more efficient application of this treatment will be the result of clinical data accumulated in future studies.

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