Observations on the Therapeutic Effect of Kinetic Rectification Acupuncture on Acute Facial Neuritis / 上海针灸杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of kinetic rectification acupuncture in treating acute facial neuritis. Method Sixty patients with acute facial neuritis were randomized to observation and control groups. The observation group received kinetic rectification acupuncture and the control group, conventional acupuncture alone. Acupuncture was given five times a week, five times as one course. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after three courses of treatment. Result The total efficacy rate was 93.3% in the observation group and 73.3% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). The latencies and amplitudes of the frontal muscle, orbicularis oculi muscle and quadrate muscle of upper lip improved in the two groups after treatment and had statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences (P < 0.01). There were statistically significant differences in the pre-/post-treatment difference values of the latencies and amplitudes of the frontal muscle and orbicularis oculi muscle (P<0.01) and no statistically significant difference in the pre-/post-treatment difference values of the latency and amplitude of the quadrate muscle of upper lip (P>0.05) between the two groups. Conclusion Kinetic rectification acupuncture has a marked therapeutic effect on acute facial neuritis. This study provides a particular therapeutic method for clinical practice.

A Case of Palatal Myoclonus Tinnitus Treated with Botolinum Toxin Injection / 대한이비인후과학회지

Palatal myoclonus, a kind of objective tinntius, is an uncommon disorder which shows rhythmic involuntary movement of the muscles of soft palate. Because of inadequate response of the muscles involved in palatal myoclonus to medical therapy, injection of botulinum toxin has been considered. We report a case of palatal myoclonus which had not responded to medical therapy. Injection of botulinum toxin into the muscle under the electromyographic guidance showed complete recovery of tinnitus and no more rhythmic movements of the muscles. Electromyography findings before and after botulinum toxin injection were also demonstrated.