Database: Study 18 of 41 studies               Database The inner ear – deafness and hyperacusis - EA First author and date Yang CC 1993 Version consulted C Condition nerve deafness Study type case series N / Groupings 87 (137 ears) Type of acupuncture EA, point injection Points used points on shaoyang meridian on affected side Parameters used 80 Hz, continuous wave, current intensity to patient’s tolerance [model G6805] Stimulation duration no details Number of sessions EA and point injection alternately, with course of 15 sessions Follow up no details Endpoint measure excellent effect: audition restored to normal, tinnitus relieved or disappeared, audition threshold curve nearly normal; effective: obviously improved symptoms, audition threshold curve increased >30 dB; improved: curve increased 15-30 dB, improved symptoms; no effect: curve increased <15 dB or treatment stopped Outcome excellent effect: 39; effective: 42; improved: 26; no effect: 30 Additional notes - Analysis / problems - References Yang CC [Treatment of 87 cases of nervous deafness by electric acupuncture and point injection]. Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Shanghai Zhenjiu Zazhi). 1993; 12(4): 158 Secondary references - Data entry code J-52