METHOD FOR TREATING THE CASES OF NEUROSENSORY HYPOACUSIS BY APPLYING ELECTROSTIMULATION Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves setting skin electrodes on the receptor projection places in the vicinity of injured ear or both ears and stimulating injured or suppressed acoustic apparatus members by means of electrostimulation with current impulses produced by Myorhythm apparatus. One or two skin electrodes of one of channels curved in correspondence to the ear conch shape are arranged around one or both ear conches, respectively. The second skin electrode of the same channel(s) is positioned paravertebrally on the cervical segment of the vertebral column (C1-C6). Stimulation is carried out in continuous mode with 80-100 Hz frequency, electrodes of two more channels are concurrently set in the area of external malleolus and on the internal surface of the Achilles tendon. Stimulation is carried out in impulse mode with 8 s rhythm, current intensity is selected within the limits of marked painless vibration. Skin electrodes of one more chamber are paravertebrally arranged at the level of the third lumbar vertebra (L3). Stimulation is carried out in impulse mode with 8 s rhythm, current intensity is selected within the limits of marked painless vibration. EFFECT: improved hearing function. 2 cl, 3 dwg