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Effectiveness of acupuncture therapy as treatment for tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial
Marcelo Yugi Doi1, Simone Sayomi Tano1, Adriane Rocha Schultz1
1Rehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
Introduction:
Tinnitus is a subjective sensation of hearing a sound in the absence of an external stimulus, which significantly worsens the quality of life in 15-25% of affected individuals.
Objective:
To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy for tinnitus.
Methods:
Randomized clinical trial (
Rebec:
2T9T7Q) with 50 participants with tinnitus, divided into two groups: 25 participants in the acupuncture group and 25 participants in the control group. The acupuncture group received acupuncture treatment and the control group received no treatment. After a period of 5 weeks, they were called to perform the final evaluation and the control group received acupuncture treatment for ethical reasons.
Results:
A statistically significant result was found for the primary outcome, reducing the intensity of tinnitus, with p=0.0001 and the secondary endpoint, showing improvement in quality of life, with p=0.0001.
Conclusion:
Chinese scalp acupuncture associated with bilateral electroacupuncture demonstrated, in the short term, a statistically significant improvement by reducing the level of tinnitus intensity, as well as improving the quality of life of individuals with tinnitus.
