Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria:

Study on patients with a diagnosis of Ménière's disease

All types of TCM acupuncture or moxibustion

Study using acupuncture or moxibustion in addition to other  TCM, for example, herbal medicine

Studies of any controlled type and case series if the sample size  was ≥10

Studies in the English or Chinese languages

Exclusion criteria:

Studies with a sample size of <10 or single case reports or  reports of opinion

Studies which treated dizziness, tinnitus or other symptoms  of  Ménière's disease without a diagnosis of Ménière's

Other forms of Traditional Chinese Medicine without  acupuncture or moxibustion