title: Effectiveness of acupuncture therapy as treatment for tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tinnitus is a subjective sensation of hearing a sound in the absence of an external stimulus, which significantly worsens the quality of life in 15-25% of affected individuals.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy for tinnitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized clinical trial (
  2T9T7Q) with 50 participants with tinnitus, divided into two groups: 25 participants in the acupuncture group and 25 participants in the control group. The acupuncture group received acupuncture treatment and the control group received no treatment. After a period of 5 weeks, they were called to perform the final evaluation and the control group received acupuncture treatment for ethical reasons.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A statistically significant result was found for the primary outcome, reducing the intensity of tinnitus, with p=0.0001 and the secondary endpoint, showing improvement in quality of life, with p=0.0001.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chinese scalp acupuncture associated with bilateral electroacupuncture demonstrated, in the short term, a statistically significant improvement by reducing the level of tinnitus intensity, as well as improving the quality of life of individuals with tinnitus.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: marcelo.doi@unopar.br.
authors.forename: Marcelo Yugi
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Simone Sayomi
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Tano
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriane Rocha
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Medical Residency Program Supervisor in Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitário de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Science Program Associate, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, PR, Brazil; Universidade Norte do Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana Lozza de Moraes
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Marchiori
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Acupuncture therapy; Ensaio clínico controlado aleatório; Qualidade de vida; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial; Reabilitação; Rehabilitation; Terapia por acupuntura; Tinnitus; Zumbido