title: The NGF point-injection for treatment of the sound-perceiving nerve deafness and tinnitus in 68 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effects of the point-injection with nerve growth factor (NGF) for the sound-perceiving nerve deafness and tinnitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 140 cases in this series were randomly divided into a treatment group of 68 cases treated by NGF injection at the points of Yifeng (TE 17) and Wangu (GB 12), and a control group of 72 cases orally taking Xibiling and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and intramuscular injection with VB1 and VB12.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 78.6% in the treatment group and 31.8% in the control group, with significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For treating nervous deafness and tinnitus, NGF point-injection may show good therapeutic effects, but inversely proportional to the illness course, age and the extent of hypoacusis.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou Otorhinolaryngology and the Head-Neck Surgery Hospital, Guangzhou 510620, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hai-tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shao-bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Yan-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003638:Deafness / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor