Laser Acupuncture for Meniere Disease

Laser Acupuncture for Meniere Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To evaluate the effect of laser acupuncture for the patients Meniere disease.

Methods: We enrolled 324 patients at Beijing Tongren Hospital. Patients completed outcome measures at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. Video head impulse test (vHIT), The Caloric Test, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA), and visual scale of ear stuffiness to evaluate the therapeutic effects. A difference of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of meniere disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Serious mental illness or social problems, and neurological disorders, and systemic diseases, such as malignant tumors, and other serious consumptive diseases.
2. Planning for pregnancy, those in pregnancy, or those who were lactating.