Auripuncture combined with drug therapy in treatment of acute secretory otitis media
WU Hongbing
Abstract：Objective To investigate auripuncture combined with drug therapy in treatment of acute secretory otitis me-dia. Methods Secretory otitis media was diagnosed in 146 cases through endoscopy, pure tone audiometry, and acoustic im-mittance examination. Auripuncture combined with drug treatment was applied in 114 cases, which Resulted in immediate hearing improvement with no relapses during the 3 months follow up. In the 32 cases treated with drugs alone, there was no noticeable hearing improvement. Conclusion Auripuncture combined with drugs is effective and safe in the treatment of acute secretory otitis media with low risks of complications.
Keywords：acute secretory otitis mediaauripuncturedrug therapy
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 696-697 )