EA: auricular; press needle: auricular point 20 (Outer ear?)
Parameters used
no details (2000 Hz biphasic mentioned elsewhere in letter)
Stimulation duration
no details
Number of sessions
5/wk until no more improvement occurs
Follow up
no details
Endpoint measure
subjective improvement; audiometry is inadequate in acupuncture treatment of nerve deafness: audiometry measures sound frequency ranges a patient can or cannot hear, rather than speech discrimination (‘one is treating the patient, and not the audiometer’)
Outcome
no details
Additional notes
cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) 2000 ug injected iv immediately before treatment, and timed release niacin (Vitamin B3) 400 mg, capsule at bedtime, will reinforce efficacy of auricular acupuncture
Analysis / problems
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References
Concon AA Auricular acupuncture suggestion [Correspondence]. American Journal of Acupuncture. 1976 Jan-March; 4(1): 82
