Table 2. Patient Characteristics

First Author (Year) Age, Sex Laterality Symptom Details Western Medical Treatment Specifications Onset-to-Treatment Interval
Western Oriental
Kim SY (2019)9) 61/F unilateral (left) tinnitus, dizziness, headache *IT steroid injections (5 times), Oral steroids and vasodilators (15 days) 2 days 18 days
55/M unilateral (right) tinnitus, earfullness None None 3 days
27/M unilateral (left) tinnitus, earfullness, fatigue IT steroid injections (6 times) Oral steroids (13 days) 1 day 1 day
Kang YJ (2021)10) 36/M unilateral (right) tinnitus None None 12 days
Lee JW (2022)11) 36/F unilateral (right) tinnitus, earfullness, autophony Oral steroids 3 days 12 days
55/M unilateral (right) tinnitus, earfullness Oral steroids 3 days 6 days
56/M unilateral (left) tinnitus, earfullness IT steroid injections, Oral steroids 30 days 6 months
Park SY (2022)12) 33/F bilateral tinnitus Oral steroids N.R 9 months
Seo JI (2022)13) 61/M unilateral (right) tinnitus IT steroid injections, Vasodilators, Psychotropics, Gas therapy 4 days 11 days
Choi JW (2023)14) 47/F unilateral (left) tinnitus Oral steroids (2 months), Steroid injections, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy N.R 3 years
Jung JW (2024)15) 54/F unilateral (right) tinnitus, earfullness IT steroid injections (10 times) 3 days 44 days
58/M unilateral (left) tinnitus, earfullness, autophony IT steroid injections (10 times), Oral steroids N.R 62 days
Kim SJ (2024)16) 61/F unilateral (right) tinnitus, earfullness, hyperacusis, autophony Oral steroids 3 days 9 days
Zhong Y (2018)17) 26/M unilateral (right) tinnitus, dizziness Oral Vasodilators N.R 10 days
He J (2018)18) 49/M unilateral (right) tinnitus, dizziness, ear numbness Antiviral therapy 2 days 6 days
Kim MH (2018)19) 15/F unilateral (left) tinnitus IT steroid injections (42 days) 93 days 8 months
Arpornchayanon W (2019)20) 44/F unilateral (right) tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo High-dose steroids,betahistine, Methylcobalamin (14 days) 7 days 6 month
55/F unilateral (right) tinnitus, dizziness High-dose steroids, Betahistine, Methylcobalamin (14 days) 7 months 6 year
Chen A (2019)21) 62/F unilateral (right) tinnitus, earfullness, dizziness IT steroid injections (7 times) N.R 15 months
You C (2019)22) 36/M unilateral (left) tinnitus, earfullness, headache None 7 days 7 days
LI J (2021)23) 43/F unilateral (left) tinnitus Neurotrophic, Vasodilators N.R 14 days
Liu Y (2023)24) 47/F unilateral (left) tinnitus, IT steroid injections, Oral steroids N.R 7 days
Wang X (2023)25) 24/F unilateral (left) tinnitus, None none 5 days
Zhang J (2024)26) 49/M unilateral (left) tinnitus, neck stiffness Methylcobalamin, Postauricular drug injection, Oral steroids, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy N.R 15 days
Zhao F (2024)27) 6/M unilateral (left) none Oral steroids 2 months 2 months
Zhang Q (2024)28) 62/M unilateral (right) tinnitus Vasodilators, Vitamin B12 §IV injection 1 day 21 days
IT steroid: Intratympanic Steroid,
IV: Intravascular,
N.R: not reported