Database: Study 3 of 41 studies               Database The inner ear – deafness and hyperacusis - MA First author and date Lee DC 1981 Version consulted C Condition nerve deafness (onset 7 yrs) Study type case report N / Groupings 1 (male, aged 60 yrs, consistently diagnosed as nerve deafness, without hope of regaining hearing, at several medical centres) Type of acupuncture MA Points used SI-19, SJ-21, GB-2, LI-4 Parameters used no details Stimulation duration 30 mins Number of sessions 20 treatments Follow up 5 yrs Endpoint measure hearing ability Outcome patient responded to his name after 1st treatment; after 20 treatments was able to use telephone for 1st time for many yrs; at follow up, patient stated that he had less than normal hearing but was able to converse normally Additional notes - Analysis / problems - References Lee DC, Lee MO, Clifford DH, Morris LE Acupuncture in patients unresponsive to conventional treatment. Part 2: The digestive, urogenital and nervous systems, and the organs of special sense. American Journal of Acupuncture. 1981 April-June; 9(2): 117-27 Secondary references - Data entry code DM/J116