Meniere's disease patients unresponsive to medical treatment underwent 10-15 regular 20 minute sessions of acupuncture during a three year period. The results in 23 patients with repeated attacks of vertigo were followed over ten times the maximum interval between attacks before treatment. In cases of reoccurrence, the frequency and magnitude of attacks before and after the treatment were compared. The therapy was effective in nine. Of the remaining fourteen, eleven underwent additional acupuncture treatment which was effective in six. Thus, the overall result was favorable in fifteen (65%). Among these patients tinnitus in 25% and hearing in 13% improved.
