Observation On Clinical Effect Of Acupuncture Combined With Wheat-Grain Moxibustion For Allergic Rhinitis Of Lung-qi Deficiency-Cold Syndrome

Objective: To explore the effectiveness of acupuncture combined with wheat-grain moxibustion in the treatment of allergic rhinitis of lung-qi deficiency-cold syndrome and its improvement in the quality of life of patients with allergic rhinitis,to provide a better treatment plan for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.Methods: The sixty subjects included in this study were all from the outpatients of the Acupuncture department of The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from December 2020 to December 2021.Sixty cases of allergic rhinitis with lung-qi deficiencycold syndrome were randomly divided into observation group(acupuncture combined with wheat-grain moxibustion)and control group(acupuncture),with thirty cases in each group.The control group was treated with acupuncture five times a week,and the observation group was treated with wheat-grain moxibustion three times a week on the basis of conventional acupuncture in the control group.Both groups were treated with one course of treatment for two weeks,with a total of one course of treatment.The total nasal symptom score(TNSS),the total non nasal symptom score(TNNSS)and the rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire(RQLQ)were compared before and after treatment,at the end of 1 course and at the end of 1 month.Results: The total nasal symptom score(TNSS)in both groups was effectively decreased(P<0.01),and the effect of observation group was better(P<0.01).Observation group reduced recently a runny nose,nasal itching,sneezing ratings have more advantages than the control group(P<0.01),reducing the two groups in recent congestion score had no significant difference(P>0.05),but the observation group long-term nasal symptom scores of each project are lower than the control group(P<0.01),reduce the nasal symptom curative effect that observation group was better than the control group and the curative effect lasted longer than the control group.The total non nasal symptom score(TNNSS)and the rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire(RQLQ)were significantly decreased in both groups(P<0.01),and the short-term and long-term TNNSS and RQLQ scores of observation group were lower than those of control group(P<0.05,P<0.01).It is suggested that the two groups have obvious effect on improving the short-term and long-term concomitant nasal symptoms and the quality of life of the patients with rhinoconjunctivitis,and the curative effect and persistence of the observation group are more advantageous than the control group.The total effective rate of the observation group was 96.55%,and that of the control group was 79.31%.The comparison of the total effective rate between the two groups(P<0.05)indicated that the clinical efficacy of the observation group was better than that of the control group.Conclusion: Compared with conventional acupuncture,acupuncture combined with wheat-grain moxibustion can more significantly reduce nasal gland secretion,relieve nasal itching,reduce sneezing attacks,improve nasal concomitant symptoms and the quality of life of nasal conjunctivitis,and the efficacy is better,providing a preferred solution for acupuncture treatment of this disease.