Objective To explore the clinical literature of acupuncture and moxibustion for tinnitus in the past 30 years by using data mining technology and analyze the correlation. Methods To search the clinical literature of acupuncture treatment tinnitus in VIP and CNKI from 1989 to 2018, and to select the clinical research literature that meets the standard, to mine the information by Microsoft Excel and Apriori algorithm in SPSS Clementine. Results Of the 175 articles included in the statistics, although the main points of acupuncture treatment for tinnitus were hearing, Yifeng and hearing palace, only 54.15% of them were supported; only 13(7.42%) were high-quality articles by Jadad analysis and statistics; 103(58.86%) were articles with clear diagnosis criteria; 63(36%) were articles with clear efficacy criteria; and random control articles. 117(66.86%) were presented. Conclusion In the past 30 years, there are some rules to follow in acupoint selection and composition of acupuncture and moxibustion for tinnitus treatment, but due to the small number of high-quality literature, it can not completely reflect the clinical research objectively and transparently, so it can only be explained to a certain extent that there are many acupuncture and moxibustion for tinnitus treatment, such as hearing, Yifeng and hearing palace. Therefore, the clinical needs to design a more rigorous experimental program, which provides scientific guidance for clinical treatment and experimental research in the future.