Acupuncture as a primary and independent treatment in the acute phases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is an otological emergency defined as a rapid hearing loss, seriously affects patient's social life. To data, no study has reported the treatment by acupuncture alone in the acute phase. In this report, Acupuncture and Moxibustion therapy of excitation-focus transfer is outlined.

Autorretrato con la oreja vendada (1889) by Van Gogh. En la Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, obra elegida por Veronica Toniolli. Image sourced from Flickr. Available here.