bmcgonig
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I haven’t tried acupuncture for my tinnitus. I kind of wondered if acupuncture could work but at what particular areas would they put the needles?
Anyway I found this study, which did prove some improvement at least in these subjects.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771359/
Here is the procedure you could ask your acupuncturist to use.
“Procedure: Based on previous studies, the acupuncture points suitable for treating tinnitus, including GB2, GB20, SJ21, SI19, SJ17, SJ3, SJ5, LI4, and SI6 points were selected, and the patients received 15 acupuncture sessions (3 times a week). Acupuncture was done by a skilled acupuncturist (B. N.) on specific points. Used needles, filiform or string types, were very delicate and flexible. The size of metal needles was 0.3×0.25 mm. Needles were placed vertically and without anesthesia at the desired points”
Anyway I found this study, which did prove some improvement at least in these subjects.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771359/
Here is the procedure you could ask your acupuncturist to use.
“Procedure: Based on previous studies, the acupuncture points suitable for treating tinnitus, including GB2, GB20, SJ21, SI19, SJ17, SJ3, SJ5, LI4, and SI6 points were selected, and the patients received 15 acupuncture sessions (3 times a week). Acupuncture was done by a skilled acupuncturist (B. N.) on specific points. Used needles, filiform or string types, were very delicate and flexible. The size of metal needles was 0.3×0.25 mm. Needles were placed vertically and without anesthesia at the desired points”