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Effectiveness of Integrative Medical Treatment in Sudden Hearing Loss
Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital
Summary
Sudden hearing loss is an emergency in otolaryngology that requires diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. The golden treatment period is two weeks since the onset of the disease. However, modern medicine is still unable to fully understand the causes of the disease and in lack of corresponding effective treatments. Current therapies also have their own limitations and side effects. To find an effective and safe treatment, integrating with modern medicine and providing inpatient and outpatient medical care, is an important issue in clinical care. Traditional Chinese medicine has been clinically utilized for a long time with accumulated empirical experience and evidence for its efficacy. It can be used as an alternative therapeutic option for sudden hearing loss. Being with a long period of clinical experience and evidence-based curative effect, acupuncture could be applied as an adjunctive treatment for the sudden hearing loss. Currently, this patient-centered, pragmatic clinical trial compares the effectiveness of using west medicine、combination of west medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. The aim of this study is to explore acceptable and beneficial strategy to reduce the clinical symptoms, to improve quality of life, and decrease medical expenses.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
64
Start Date
2024-07-08
Completion Date
2026-06-20
Last Updated
2025-11-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture
Treatment lasted four weeks, starting from the date of admission, and included both inpatient and outpatient care. Western Medicine Treatment : During hospitalization, intravenous steroids were administered. After discharge, oral steroids were administered. For patients who did not respond well to treatment, intratympanic steroid injections were performed. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment : Acupuncture was performed on peri-auricular and ipsilateral upper limb points, including Ermen (TE21), Tinggong (SI19), Tinghui (GB2), Shuaigu (GB8), Yifeng (TE17), Waiguan (TE5), and Zhongzhu (TE3). The treatment was administered once daily for 30 minutes. During the first and second weeks, a total of six sessions were carried out, followed by two sessions per week in the third and fourth weeks.
steroid therapy
Treatment lasted four weeks, starting from the date of admission, and included both inpatient and outpatient care. Western Medicine Treatment : During hospitalization, intravenous steroids were administered. After discharge, oral steroids were administered. For patients who did not respond well to treatment, intratympanic steroid injections were performed.
Locations (1)
China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan