Auricular Point Sticking Combined with Acupuncture in the Treatment of 40 Patients with Insomnia
Item
Title
Auricular Point Sticking Combined with Acupuncture in the Treatment of 40 Patients with Insomnia
Journal Publication
Date
2014
volume
23(1)
pages
14-15
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
Insomnia is a kind of sleeping disorder characterized by major manifestation which differs from mild difficulty in falling asleep, restless sleep, frequent waking with difficulty falling asleep again to severe sleeplessness the whole night. Patients may present with fatigue, headache or vertigo, amnesia, dysphoria, palpitation, chest stuffiness, shortness of breath, anorexia, etc. Insomnia is generally derived from long-term nervousness, excessive mental labor. Oral Diazepam or Surazepam is the main strategy in current insomnia treatment. However, the current treatment often causes severe side-effects, and is prone to inducing dependence in patients with poor effect. The author used auricular acupuncture point sticking and routine acupuncture to treat insomnia and received decent curative effect. The report is as follows.
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Date of Input: 1/29/2015; Date Modified: 2/26/2015; Availability: --In File--; Priority: Normal; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorder; Shandong University of TCM, Shandong, China
Number of Participants
40
has health condition studied
Sleep Disorders
plan
>1/WK
has study population number
40
has duration
2 Weeks