The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology (한방안이비인후피부과학회지)

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A Literature Review on Acupuncture and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Tinnitus - Focusing on Autonomic Nervous System -

침, 경피전기자극의 이명 치료에 대한 문헌 고찰 - 자율신경을 중심으로 -

  • Hye-Yeon Ko (Dept. of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong ) ;
  • Eun-Kyung Lee (Dept. of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong ) ;
  • Min-Hee Kim (Dept. of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong )
  • 고혜연 (강동경희대학교병원 한방안이비인후피부과) ;
  • 이은경 (강동경희대학교병원 한방안이비인후피부과) ;
  • 김민희 (강동경희대학교병원 한방안이비인후피부과)
  • Received : 2023.07.17
  • Accepted : 2023.08.03
  • Published : 2023.08.25
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to analyze the acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS) for tinnitus to identify the trend, effectiveness and mechanism. Methods : Research studies related to objectives were gathered through Pubmed, RISS, KISS, KCI, OASIS with keywords such as 'Tinnitus', 'Autonomic', 'ANS', 'HRV', 'acupuncture', 'transcutaneous' and analyzed. Results : 4 studies were included. Acupuncture was used in 1 study and TENS was used in 3 studies. Tinnitus handicap inventory(THI), fMRI and 'heart rate and blood pressure' were used in 1 study each and heart rate variability(HRV) was used in 3 studies as evaluation tools. Each treatment showed a significant effect. Conclusions : Our findings indicate that acupuncture and TENS could be a potential therapy for tinnitus, however additional well designed RCT are required to establish high level of evidence.

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본 연구는 2023년도 경희대학교 신임교수 정착연구지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(No. 20231182).

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