Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sounds without physical or external acoustic sources. Treatment methods for tinnitus include psychological and pharmacological therapy; some have disturbing side effects. Acupuncture is another treatment method with minimal adverse effects to return to a homeostatic state....

No actionable change; a single case report cannot establish efficacy of acupuncture for tinnitus—audiologists should not alter practice based on this evidence alone.

While acupuncture for tinnitus remains controversial and evidence is largely anecdotal, case reports like this can generate hypotheses for future controlled trials in an area of high unmet patient need.

1. 01Single-needle-through-multiple-points acupuncture targeting TE21, SI19, GB2, and GB3 acupoints is described for tinnitus.
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