Clinical Study Of Combined Therapy Of Herbal Fumigation And Estazolam In The Treatment Of Insomnia In The Elderly

Objective: Based on the previous study of treatment of senile insomnia by estazolam, this study is to evaluate the effect of estazolam combined with Herb steaming around the patient’s head. Aims to explore whether this treatment would be better than the previous one. Strives to provide meaningful research results for clinical treatment of senile insomnia.Methods:60 elderly patients of insomnia were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. The experimental group was treated by herbal fumigation which steaming around the patient’s head combined with estazolam. The control group was treated only by taking estazolam pills. Two groups respectively carries on the PSQI test as curative effect evaluation before treatments and 14 times after. As the treatments proceed, we would observe the occurrence of adverse reactions such as thirst and dizziness.7 days after treatments we will observe incidence of rebound insomnia.Results:1.The two groups of patients’ age, gender, duration and the PSQI score before treatment, after statistics analysis were no significant difference(P > 0.05). 2.After treatment, two groups’ total PSQI score was obviously lower than before,(P < 0.01);experimental group in the scores of sleep disorders reduced(P < 0.05), sleep quality, time to fall asleep, sleep time, sleep efficiency, and daytime function were significantly decreased(P < 0.01); control group’s sleep disorder scores decreased(P < 0.05), in sleep quality, time to fall asleep, sleep time, sleep efficiency integral decrease is statistically significant(P < 0.01). 3. After treatment, the experimental group’s total effective rate is 96.67%,the control’s was 93.33%,with no difference(P > 0. 05).The experimental group in PSQI total score and time to fall asleep lower than control group,(P < 0.05); sleep time and daytime function was significantly better than the control group(P < 0.01).The incidence of thirsty and drowsiness in experimental group was lower than the control’s(P < 0.05); rebound insomnia occurrence with no difference(P > 0.05).Conclusion: herbal fumigation combined with estazolam therapy for senile insomnia has certain effect. Compare to the curative effect of therapy only taking estazolam pills, it’s better, also reduce the occurrence of side effects of estazolam. The operation is simple and safe, worthy of promotion.