[Potential of acureflexotherapy for the diagnosis and treatment of occupational loss of hearing].

The present in-depth clinical and audiologic study with the use of the Nakatani reflexodiagnostic technique included 240 subjects employed in mechanical engineering, coal and ore mining industries exposed to occupational noise and vibration in excess of the maximally permissible level (MPL). Results of the study confirm the effectiveness of Nakatani's express-method for the vocational selection and designation of groups at risk of occupational neurosensory loss of hearing. The study was also designed to evaluate results of combined treatment of bilateral neurosensory deafness by reflexotherapy. It is concluded based on the results of audiometry that such treatment resulted in improved hearing of frequencies from 500 to 8000 Hz (by 10-15 dB) in more than half of the treated subjects.