Acupuncture
Another popular form of alternative treatment that’s used for various medical disorders, including tinnitus, is acupuncture. Many claim this traditional Chinese medical approach restores our body’s life energy flow and, thus, improves health. However, some controlled and randomized trials have concluded the quality and size of their studies to be insufficient in drawing more definitive conclusions. At the same time, other researchers have reported that nearly all studies conducted by the Chinese show improvement in tinnitus symptoms, while many English studies showed the opposite results.
While no convincing evidence exists to support the efficacy of acupuncture in tinnitus treatment, researchers say that the treatment may benefit some people. Although these benefits are suggested to be subjective and perceived more than they are real, and results of acupuncture can vary greatly depending on how receptive the person is to the treatment. Despite being a pseudoscience, acupuncture is increasingly becoming an accepted practice in the medical community, and it’s worth considering for those in need of immediate relief.
