On Doctoring MEDLINE searches, with reference librarian comments

The question was

"How efficacious is acupuncture as a treatment for
tinnitus?". My preceptor, in addition to being an internist, is an
accupuncturist. We've had a few patients with tinnitus who have
inquired about the use of alternative medicines, such as acupuncture,
as a possible treatment for the disease..."

1 :  exp Tinnitus/dt,rt,th [Drug Therapy, Radiotherapy, Therapy]         {222}
2 :  exp Tinnitus/th [Therapy]         {135}
3 :  exp acupuncture therapy/ or Acupuncture/         {1461}
4 :  2 and 3         {10}
5 :  2 and 3         {10}
6 :  limit 5 to english language         {5}
7 :  4         {10}
8 :  limit 7 to english language          {5}

Reference Librarian comments

I thought your Medline strategy was perfection. So, just for fun, I
went to the WEB and played with your topic. Lo and behold, someone
in Dublin did a Medline search on exactly the same topic, except that
he broadened the idea a little bit by adding TENS OR moxibustion into
the equation. Great. He did a fine job. Have a look!

http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/english/articles/tinnit1.html