Can acupuncture cure tinnitus?

According to Chinese medicine, tinnitus is caused by evil disturbing the ear orifices or loss of ear orifices, etc. For different types of tinnitus, it can be treated by different acupuncture methods, which can achieve good therapeutic effect. If the tinnitus is caused by wind, it is often accompanied by headache and wind, fever and dry mouth, ear stuffiness and distension, etc., local acupoints such as ear gate, hearing meeting and cataract can be used to dredge the meridians and qi, and together with Waiguan and Hegu to evacuate wind. If the tinnitus is caused by liver and gallbladder fire, mostly accompanied by ear distension, headache and dizziness, bitter and dry mouth and other symptoms, in addition to the local selection of acupuncture points, can be combined with the middle islet, Man Xi to clear the fire and heat, Taichong, Quxiu to dredge the liver and gallbladder. If the tinnitus is caused by deficiency of kidney essence, it will be aggravated after exertion, and accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, lumbago, spermatorrhea, etc., Taixi, Kidney Yu, Auditory Palace, Cataract and other acupoints can be selected to tonify the kidneys and nourish the orifices. Acupuncture therapy for tinnitus has a good therapeutic effect, the patient can go to the regular medical institutions, diagnosis and analysis of acupuncture treatment, not self-operation.