<b>Efficiency of Acupuncture at Taixi (KI 3) in Patients with Tinnitus : Three Cases </b><b>Reports</b>

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  • <b>太渓への鍼が有効であった耳鳴の3症例</b>
  • 臨床報告 太渓への鍼が有効であった耳鳴の3症例
  • リンショウ ホウコク タイケイ エ ノ ハリ ガ ユウコウ デ アッタ ミミナリ ノ 3 ショウレイ

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Abstract

<p>A previous study shows that Taixi (KI 3) for tinnitus is effective, we attempted to replicate the study.<br>The first case was an 86-year-old man. He had suffered from tinnitus in his right ear for three days, and then consulted us. His Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) score was 100 points. Vasodilator use, vitamin preparations, various kinds of herbal medicines, press tack needle at Yiefeng (TE 17), and TRT (Tinnitus Retraining Therapy) were not effective. We administered acupuncture at the bilateral KI 3. His THI score decreased 12 points after two months. The second case was a 66-year-old woman. She had suffered from bilateral tinnitus for a year, at which point she consulted us. Her THI score was 26 points. Various kinds of herbal medicines and press tack needle on Yiefeng were not effective. We administered acupuncture to Taixi one year after the initial visit. Her THI score decreased to four points after three weeks. The third case was 73-year-old woman. She had suffered from tinnitus in her left ear for eight days, and then consulted us. Her THI score was 30 points. Various kinds of herbal medicines and press tack needle on Yiefeng were not effective. We administered acupuncture to Taixi three months after the initial visit. Her THI decreased to 10 points after 5 months and to 8 points after a year.<br>It is suggested that acupuncture to Taixi is a valuable method for patients suffering from tinnitus due to kidney deficiency to try.</p>

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  • Kampo Medicine

    Kampo Medicine 68 (3), 195-201, 2017

    The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

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