A Case of Korean Medical Treatment of Relapsing sudden hearing loss occurred three months later

Abstract Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the Korean medical treatment on sudden sensorineural hearing loss(SSNHL). Methods : The patient who has been diagnosed SSNHL had symptoms with he aring loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness. The patient was received outpatient to Dunsan orienta l hospital for 3 months and was treated with oriental medicine(acupuncture, herbal-medicine, converting of H ominis placenta, warm needling and vapor treatment). Two approaches were used in order to evaluate the e ffect of the treatment. The hearing recovery was measured with pure tone audiometry, and the decrease of tinnitus and aural fullness was identified by patient's subjective expression. Results : The patient has his hearing restored fully and the symptoms o f SSNHL accompanied with ad junctive symptoms including tinnitus and aural fullness were improved. Conclusions : This study shows that the Korean medical treatment effects on the SSNHL. Key words : sudden sensorineural hearing loss; SSNHL; tinnitus; aural ful lness; Korean medicine