Active Somatic and Psychic Ear Acupuncture Points in Newborn Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Kurath-Koller, S.

Pansy, J.

Mileder, L.P.

Schmölzer, G.M.

Urlesberger, B.

Raith, W.

Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine

2016

22(10)

788-793

RCT

EAR -- Physiology

NEONATAL abstinence syndrome -- Treatment

Acupuncture

ACUPUNCTURE points

APGAR score

Biophysics

CLINICAL trials

Ear

NEONATAL intensive care

PROBABILITY theory

SAMPLING (Statistics)

SCIENTIFIC apparatus & instruments

Statistics

DATA analysis

SECONDARY analysis

INTRAVENOUS therapy centers

RANDOMIZED controlled trials

NEONATAL abstinence syndrome

DATA analysis -- Software

DESCRIPTIVE statistics

MANN Whitney U Test

Children

Austria

Background: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) occurs within the first days after birth in newborns of mothers with a history of drug abuse. It may also occur in newborns whose mothers are undergoing substitution therapy. Objective: To determine the presence of active ear acupuncture points in newborn infants with NAS. Methods: Among newborn infants with NAS admitted to the Division of Neonatology at the University Hospital Graz between March 2009 and November 2014, an acupuncture-point detector (PS3 Silberbauer, Vienna, Austria) was used to identify active ear acupuncture points. An integrated optical and acoustical signal detects the ear points, which were then assigned to the ear map. A total of 31 newborn infants were assessed; 1 infant was excluded, however, because the mother had already weaned herself off opiates before admission. Results: The excluded infant did not develop signs of NAS, had a low Finnegan score (3 points), and did not present any detectable active psychic ear acupuncture points. In all included newborn infants with NAS, active ear acupuncture points were identified: The psychovegetative rim was the most common active somatic area in each infant, followed by a few somatic and psychic ear acupuncture points. In all infants with symptoms of NAS, active psychic ear points were identified, of which the most frequently found points were the Frustration point and the R point. Conclusion: The activity of psychic ear acupuncture points may be specific for neonates with NAS.

Accession Number: 118649824; Source Information: Oct2016, Vol. 22 Issue 10, p788; Subject Term: EAR -- Physiology; Subject Term: NEONATAL abstinence syndrome -- Treatment; Subject Term: ACUPUNCTURE; Subject Term: ACUPUNCTURE points; Subject Term: APGAR score; Subject Term: BIOPHYSICS; Subject Term: CLINICAL trials; Subject Term: EAR; Subject Term: NEONATAL intensive care; Subject Term: PROBABILITY theory; Subject Term: SAMPLING (Statistics); Subject Term: SCIENTIFIC apparatus & instruments; Subject Term: STATISTICS; Subject Term: DATA analysis; Subject Term: SECONDARY analysis; Subject Term: INTRAVENOUS therapy centers; Subject Term: RANDOMIZED controlled trials; Subject Term: NEONATAL abstinence syndrome; Subject Term: DATA analysis -- Software; Subject Term: DESCRIPTIVE statistics; Subject Term: MANN Whitney U Test; Subject Term: CHILDREN; Subject Term: ; Geographic Subject: AUSTRIA; Geographic Subject: ; Number of Pages: 6p; ; Illustrations: 3 Diagrams, 3 Charts; ; Document Type: Article;

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