Database: Study 38 of 41 studies               Database The inner ear – deafness and hyperacusis - LILT First author and date Wilden L 1998 Version consulted A(C) Condition vertigo, tinnitus, some sensorineural hearing loss Study type case series N / Groupings 800 (including 41, 139, 200 in 3 separate studies) Type of acupuncture LILT Points used bilateral auditory canal, mastoid and petrosal bone Parameters used 4 lasers used; 630-700 nm (red) and 830 nm; total dosage at least 4000 J Stimulation duration 1 hr daily (some home use protocols) Number of sessions at least 3 wks Follow up - Endpoint measure subjective improvement, audiometry Outcome most reported improvement, except very severe cases Additional notes all clinically relevant symptoms of inner ear diseases regress within a biologically explicable timespan if treated with sufficiently high doses of LILT Analysis / problems - References Wilden L 1998 Report on eight years of low level laser therapy of chronic inner ear diseases. In: Proceedings, 2nd Congress, World Association for Laser Therapy. September 2-5, 1998, Kansas City, MO. WALT, Grängesberg, Sweden, 103 Secondary references [notes from: Naeser MA, Deuel SK Review of Second Congress, World Association for Laser Therapy Meeting (WALT). September 2-5, 1998, Kansas City, MO, USA. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 1999; 5(2): 177-80] Data entry code DM