ABSTRACT
Tinnitus is one of the most common ear symptoms, which annoys otolaryngologists. We have treated these patients suffering from tinnitus, with acupuncture, a technique of traditional oriental medicine.<br>This study includs 55 patients, 22 males and 33 female who came to the ENT department of National Medical Center Hospital of Japan from March 1982 to April 1983.<br>We chose two points for acupuncture. First is upper part of tragus. Here we set a needle and stimulated with low frequency electricity. Second is cymba conchae which is said to have some relation with kidney in oriental medicin A needle was set here and remained for a week.<br>Tinnitus was improved in 31 cases (56%) and remained unchanged in 24 cases. Improvement was seen particular in the cases seemed to have psychogenic or autonomic causes.<br>We consider acupuncture for tinnitus is one of the way for the treatment in tinnitus.
