국내 학술지에 게재된 증례 연구 분석을 통한 이명의 한의학적 치료에 대한 고찰 - 한약치료를 중심으로

Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to analyze the Korean medicine treatment on Tinnitus to identify the trend and the effectiveness. Methods : The domestic journal databases(OASIS, NDSL, KISS, KTKP) were used to search for case studies related to the herbal medicine treatment of tinnitus. There was no restriction on the time of publication. A total of 14 papers were selected. Results : Out of 127 articles searched, 14 papers were selected. All of those were case-study or case-series studies. Features of the papers, characteristics of patients studied, herbal medicines, acupuncture, other treatments, evaluation methods and the results were analyzed. Conclusions : This study shows that various medical treatment methods for tinnitus are effectively used in Korean medicine. We hope that this study would give helpful information for tinnitus treatment.