Table 1. Summary of Case Study

Published year 1st Author Sample size Preceding or accompaning medical history Combined treatments with H-med Assessment Methods Result
2015 Lee SJ 1 hearing impairment none VAS partial clearance
2015 Lee CW 1 hearing impairment A-Tx. gwache-tobeob VAS partial clearance
2016 Jang YJ 1 traumatic facial palsy, hearing impairment A-Tx. pharmaco A-Tx. NRS partial clearance
2006 Yu MK 3 1) none2,3) hearing impairment A-Tx. pharmaco A-Tx. M-Tx. patient statement 1,2,3) partial clearance
2015 Jo HR 4 1,2,3,4) hearing impairment A-Tx. VAS 1,2,3) partial clearance4) no clearance
2007 Kim SJ 1 hearing impairment A-Tx. VAS complete clearance
2014 Park MS 1 hearing impairment A-Tx. M-Tx. VAS, K-THI partial clearance
2011 Kim HJ 1 head trauma A-Tx. Cupping NRS, K-THI partial clearance
2016 Jo GM 1 panic disorder none NRS, THI partial clearance
2016 Kang MS 1 hearing impairment A-Tx. M-Tx. VAS, THI partial clearance
2013 Kim KH 1 hearing impairment A-Tx. steam therapy patient statement partial clearance
2002 Weon YH 4 1,2,3,4) none A-Tx. patient statement 1,2) partial clearance3,4) complete clearance
2010 Choi WJ 1 gestational none patient statement complete clearance
2005 Jo EH 1 none A-Tx. M-Tx. patient statement partial clearance
(A-Tx.: acupuncture treatment, H-med: herbal medicine, M-Tx.: moxibustion treatment)