A Case Study: Effects of Foot Reﬂexotherapy in an Infant with Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Lee, Yujun; Pan, Qingchun; Du, Ying; Zhang, Lantu; Li, Chunlin; Hu, Minyong; Li, Mingxian; Li, Bei

doi:10.1016/j.jams.2019.12.001

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“…Previous studies have established the benefits of reflexology in many diseases, such as relieving anxiety in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery[ 1 ] and improving auditory processing[ 2 ]. However, the physiological mechanism of foot reflexology is unclear.…”

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Effect of foot reflexology on an infant with sensorineural hearing loss: A case report

Lee,

Chen,

Dong

2024

World J Clin Cases

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BACKGROUND Our study contributes to the further understanding of the mechanism of foot reflexology. Foot reflexology has been reported to affect hearing recovery, but no physiological evidence has been provided. This lack of evidence hampers the acceptance of the technique in clinical practice. CASE SUMMARY A girl was taken to North Sichuan Medical University Affiliated Hospital for a hearing screen by her parents. Her parents reported that her hearing level was the same as when she was born. The girl was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) by a doctor in the otolaryngology department. After we introduced the foot reflexology project, the parents agreed to participate in the experiment. After 6 months of foot reflexology treatment, the hearing threshold of the girl recovered to a normal level, below 30 dB. CONCLUSION Foot reflexology should be encouraged in clinical practice and for families of infants with SNHL.

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Effect of foot reflexology on an infant with sensorineural hearing loss: A case report

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Chen,

Dong

2024

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“…Previous studies have established the bene ts of re exology for many diseases, such as relieving anxiety in CABS patients [1], alleviating pain after chest tube removal [2] and improving auditory processing [3].…”

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Effects of foot reflexology on an infant with SNHL: An fMRI case study

Lee

Chen

HaoYan

2023

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Foot reflexology is a traditional medicine in which foot stimulation is believed to have therapeutic effects on patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). However, no physiological evidence of these benefits is available. In the present study, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was employed to assess the effects of foot reflexology. Compared with SNHL infants who did not undergo foot reflexology, an SNHL infant treated with foot reflexology exhibited increased regional homogeneity (ReHo) in the frontal cortex, temporal cortex, occipital cortex, and thalamus and decreased ReHo inthe bilateral occipital cortex. This suggests that foot reflexology influences hubs of the brain networks responsible for language and auditory processing. Differences in these areas have clinical significance and may be helpful for treating infants with SNHL.A large-scale, randomized controlled trial is needed to confirm these findings.

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The role of the MOG and MTG in speech recovery of patients with hearing loss: a case study

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Chen²,

Zhang

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Previous studies show that infants perceive speech left-hemisphere dominantly like adults, but the development of the language brain network in infants is given less attention. Here we show that functional connectivity (FC) with the whole brain in the middle temporal gyrus (MTG) and the middle occipital gyrus(MOG) plays different roles in language development. Two experiments were performed in the present study. In Experiment 1, activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analysis was employed to identify which brain areas are correlated with the speech outcomes of CI users.Based on the convergent findings, a case study (Experiment 2) was performed with foot reflexological stimulation. Using rs-fMRI, the change of MTG and MOG FC caused by reflexological foot stimulation was examined before age of 3 months and after the age of 6 and 9 months. Compared with control groups, the MTG FC of the infant in the case study is more significantly increased, whereas MOG FC in control is significantly less increased. This suggests MTG and MOG networks play different roles in language development. The increase of MTG FC is linked to good speech perception development, while increased MOG FC indicates poor speech perception development. Our study also shows that the functional status of the MOG and MTG may be used topredict the recovery of speech in CI users.

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A Case Study: Effects of Foot Reﬂexotherapy in an Infant with Sensorineural Hearing Loss

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Effect of foot reflexology on an infant with sensorineural hearing loss: A case report

Effect of foot reflexology on an infant with sensorineural hearing loss: A case report

Effects of foot reflexology on an infant with SNHL: An fMRI case study

The role of the MOG and MTG in speech recovery of patients with hearing loss: a case study

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