【关键词】突发性耳聋、山元式新头针疗法、Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture、Somatotopes
【Summary】
Objectives: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), also known as sudden deafness, it is an acute ear, nose, and throat disease with a symptom of rapid hearing loss. This acute disease may cause serious negative effects on the life of the patient. In 1973, Japanese physician Yamamoto Toshikatsu invented Yamamoto new scalp acupuncture (YNSA), a new acupuncture system that uses somatotopes instead of acupuncture points used in traditional Chinese acupuncture. As of today, there is only one case report of YNSA treatment of SSHL. As a result, this study is dedicated to introducing the case series and data analysis of YNSA treatment of SSHL. Methods: In this study, we collected 89 SSHL patients from June 2017 to August 2020. YNSA is used in the following acupuncture somatotopes: A points, tinnitus points, brain points, vestibulocochlear nerve points and kidney points. In terms of efficacy, we divide patients into three groups: ineffective, progress <15dB, progress≥15dB. In the process of analysis, we divided the patients into two groups: patients who received only YNSA treatment and patients who received both YNSA and western medicine treatment. Then, this study analyzed gender, age, frequency of treatment, time of onset, the rate of progress and curative effect of western medicine treatment by linear and logistic regression. Results: Patients who were completely cured: 9 (10.1%). Patients who only received YNSA treatment: there was no significant difference in all variables. Patients receiving YNSA and western medicine treatment at the same time: a. Age: Patients with hearing progression≥15dB are 1.118 times the progression of ineffective patients. b. Onset time: Patients with hearing progression≥15dB are 0.926 times the progression of ineffective patients. Conclusions: It can be deduced from the data that the efficacy of YNSA is obviously better than that of traditional Chinese acupuncture. On top of that, the combined treatment of YNSA and western medicine will improve hearing more effectively. Moreover, in the early treatment of SSHL, YNSA is effective. If the medicine treats SSHL patients with YNSA and western medicine, there is a great chance that the patients can be improved or even cured.
261.1 运用山元式新头针疗法治疗突发性耳聋之回溯性研究
