Due to the increasing interest in the use of acupuncture as a method for treating hearing loss, objective audiological test result data are needed. Hence, this preliminary report presents the findings of a detailed audiological assessment of the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for sensorineural hearing loss on one adult man.
A battery of audiological tests was administered prior to the patient's receiving eight acupuncture treatments (at one-week intervals), and this same battery of tests was repeated twice following the acupuncture treatments. The results obtained do not indicate that acupuncture holds promise for reversing sensorineural hearing loss.