Almusleh Zainab A, El Ansari Walid
Otolaryngology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT.
Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT.
Cureus. 2020 Feb 20;12(2):e7063. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7063.
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is most often defined as a rapid hearing loss of ≥ 30 decibels across at least three contiguous audiometric frequencies over a time of ≤ 72 hours. Cupping therapy has been practiced across the world for thousands of years. Cupping therapy is practiced by creating suction inside cups that are placed on predefined skin areas. Our case is a 48-year-old female with a four-year history of Meniere's disease, recurrent tinnitus, episodes of dizziness attacks, and fullness of the right ear. The patient developed sudden sensorineural hearing loss. She received conventional treatment and wet cupping therapy as a complementary integrative treatment. After the integrative management protocol was completed, pure tone audiometry tests revealed significant hearing improvement across almost all frequencies. To the best of our knowledge, this case presentation is the first reported case of this type. A positive effect of cupping was reported in our case as an integrative complementary treatment. Large, well-designed quality clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of wet cupping therapy (WCT) as a complementary treatment of SSNHL is highly recommended.
突发性感音神经性听力损失（SSNHL）通常被定义为在≤72小时的时间内，至少三个连续听力学频率上听力快速下降≥30分贝。拔罐疗法在世界各地已施行数千年。拔罐疗法是通过在放置于预先确定的皮肤区域的罐内制造吸力来进行的。我们的病例是一位48岁女性，有四年梅尼埃病病史，反复出现耳鸣、眩晕发作和右耳胀满感。该患者出现了突发性感音神经性听力损失。她接受了传统治疗，并将湿拔罐疗法作为辅助综合治疗。在完成综合治疗方案后，纯音听力测试显示几乎所有频率的听力都有显著改善。据我们所知，本病例报告是此类首例报告病例。在我们的病例中，拔罐作为一种综合辅助治疗显示出了积极效果。强烈建议开展大规模、设计良好的高质量临床试验，以评估湿拔罐疗法（WCT）作为SSNHL辅助治疗的疗效和安全性。
