Can acupuncture treat tinnitus

According to traditional Chinese medicine, tinnitus can be divided into two categories: excess syndrome and deficiency syndrome. Excess tinnitus is mostly caused by exogenous wind-heat and liver-yang hyperactivity. Deficiency syndrome caused by liver-fire inflammation, tinnitus is mostly caused by kidney deficiency. Different acupuncture points are selected for acupuncture treatment according to different types of symptoms of patients. Generally speaking, deficiency tinnitus is selected from Shenshu, Mingmen, Pishu, Shenmen, etc. The specific acupoint selection needs to be guided by a professional Chinese medicine doctor and varies from person to person.