Database: Study 28 of 41 studies               Database The inner ear – deafness and hyperacusis - TEAS First author and date Rostovtsev VN 1992 Version consulted C Condition sensorineural hearing loss (stages II and III), tinnitus Study type case series N / Groupings 62 Type of acupuncture TEAS Points used biologically active points around ear (active electrode), back of head (passive electrode) Parameters used 100 Hz-10 kHz, 100-800 μA, 5-20 V, 0.2-0.02 msec, automatic polarity change [device ‘ES-50-1’] Stimulation duration 40-60 mins Number of sessions 10-12 sessions Follow up 2-12 mths Endpoint measure tinnitus, hearing Outcome disappearance of tinnitus, better hearing (10-15 dB shifts in auditory thresholds) achieved in 32.3% of patients; tinnitus reduced, hearing improved subjectively in 40.3% of patients; 27.4% of patients did not respond to TEAS Additional notes TEAS is recommended as a method of choice in combined treatment of neurosensory hypoacusis and tinnitus Analysis / problems - References Rostovtsev VN, Kofanov RV [Indirect electric stimulation of the auditory neural structures in the complex treatment of sensorineural hearing loss and subjective noise in the ears]. Vestnik Otorinolaringologii. 1992 May-June; (3): 13-14 Secondary references - Data entry code GG-s33/NG372