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Database: Study 8 of 41 studies
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| Database |
| The inner ear – deafness and hyperacusis - EA |
| First author and date | Leung SJ 1974 |
| Version consulted | C |
| Condition | various conditions: orthopaedic, arthritis, neurological, nerve deafness, miscellaneous; herniorrhaphy |
| Study type | case series |
| N / Groupings | 357, including 48 orthopaedics, 178 arthritis, 87 neurology (39 trigeminal neuralgia), 25 ‘miscellaneous’ (e.g. cancer pain 11, periph vascular disease, asthma 2, spastic colon 1, colitis 1, hiccup 1) |
| Type of acupuncture | (i) MA; (ii) EA as needed (iii) EA |
| Points used | (i) trigeminal neuralgia: SI-19, LI-4, ST-2, ST-4, ST-7, ST-44; secondary pts: (ophthalmic branch) BL-2, SJ-23, GB-14, taiyang (M-HN-9); (maxillary branch) SI-18, LI-20, ST-3, Du-26; (mandibular branch) ST-5, ST-6, Ren-24; (ii) knee joint pain: GB-34, ST-34, ST-35, ST-36, SP-9, SP-10; secondary pts: GB-31, GB-33, LIV-7, LIV-8, ST-41 (selection depending on aetiology - osteoarthritis: most commonly GB-34, LIV-7, ST-35, SP-9; rheumatoid arthritis: most commonly LIV-8, ST-34, ST-36, ST-44, SP-9, SP-10); (iii) herniorrhaphy: ST-25, ST-36, SP-6, SP-14, Ren-6 |
| Parameters used | [DZ-62, China]; 5-8 ml of 1% lidocaine were needed near hernial sac |
| Stimulation duration | (i) trigeminal neuralgia (iii) 30 mins induction |
| Number of sessions | Total of 2041 treatments in 12 mths (mean: 5.72) |
| Follow up | none |
| Endpoint measure | complete or partial improvement, no change, or worse |
| Outcome | complete or partial improvement: orthopaedics 36 (75%), arthritis 102 (68%) (complete improvement in 29, partial in 93), neurology 40 (46%) (trigeminal neuralgia: 23 (59%); 2 worse), nerve deafness 21% and miscellaneous 10 (40%) (complete improvement in spastic colon, colitis and hiccup cases); relatively few pnts (15%) had complete relief; 3 pnts underwent inguinal herniorrhaphy under EAA, with satisfactory results |
| Additional notes | more details are given of results, but are hard to interpret without knowing whether MA or EA was used in specific instances |
| Analysis / problems | more outcome details are given, but are hard to disentangle and interpret without knowing whether MA or EA was used in specific instances |
| References | Leung SJ, Fan CF, Sechzer PH Acupuncture therapeutics. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1974 Nov-Dec; 53(6): 942-50 |
| Secondary references | - |
| Data entry code | DM/J534 |
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