M?ni?reOs Disease: CAM Therapies for
Specific Conditions
- Acupuncture is
sometimes used to treat M?ni?reOs disease, which consists of tinnitus or
ringing in the ears, accompanied by vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. Attacks
can last from a few hours up to 24 hours or more. Usually only one ear is
affected. This disease is on the list released by the World Health
Organization (WHO) of the 104 conditions that are most often treated
effectively with acupuncture.
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From THE
BEST ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: WHAT WORKS? WHAT DOES NOT? by Dr. Kenneth R.
Pelletier.
Copyright © 2000 by Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier,
Inc.
Reprinted by
permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, New York.
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