Asher B F, Seidman M, Snyderman C
Department of Surgery and Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Laryngoscope. 2001 Aug;111(8):1383-9. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200108000-00013.
The widespread interest in and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by patients in the United States has been established by multiple surveys. One-third of the U.S. population uses some form of CAM, and an estimated 23 billion dollars is spent annually on these therapies. Because of prevalent usage of CAM among patients, it is important that physicians have some knowledge of this subject. With this purpose in mind, this report reviews the current research on CAM as it relates to common disorders of the head and neck: rhinitis, sinusitis, tinnitus, vertigo, and head and neck oncology.
多项调查证实，美国患者对补充和替代医学（CAM）有着广泛的兴趣并加以使用。三分之一的美国人口使用某种形式的补充和替代医学，每年在这些疗法上的花费估计达230亿美元。鉴于补充和替代医学在患者中普遍使用，医生了解这一主题的相关知识很重要。出于这一目的，本报告回顾了与头颈部常见疾病相关的补充和替代医学的当前研究：鼻炎、鼻窦炎、耳鸣、眩晕以及头颈部肿瘤学。
