Acupuncture meets modern medicine: can a herb injection ease hearing loss and vertigo?
NCT ID NCT07283562
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested whether adding gastrodin acupoint injections to standard care helps people with sudden hearing loss and vertigo. One hundred adults received either standard therapy alone or standard therapy plus injections into specific acupuncture points over four weeks. Researchers measured changes in hearing ability and dizziness-related quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Gastrodin injection
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a safe add-on treatment to improve hearing and reduce dizziness in people with sudden hearing loss and vertigo.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 100 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the treatment is based on traditional medicine principles not widely accepted in Western medicine.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Hospital of Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou, Hebei, 075000, China
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