Objectives : This study is to research the trend of the oriantal medical treatment for tinnitus
and to establish the hereafter direction for the study on oriantal medical treatment for
tinnitus.
Methods : We reviewed the domestic articles published last eleven years(2000- 2010).
Results : We have searched 21 articles in 5 journals of korean oriental medical
ophthalmology &dermatology, korean acupuncture & moxibustion, korean oriental medicine,
oriental physiology & pathology, sasang constitutional medicine.
1. There were the most research done 2006. They have 5 articles. In other years there
were 3 or less articles.
2. The pattern of study was as follow: the consideration of documents were 5, clinical trials
were 6, case studies were 8 and the others were 2. the rate of case studies were increased.
3. After mid 2000s, there were more studies of new research method appearing.
Conclusions : The oriental medical treatment already effective for tinnitus. But we need
more studies about various kind of oriental medical treatment for tinnitus.