The Clinical Observation On The Treatment Of Insomnia By Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture

Objectives:To discuss the clinical efficacy of Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture on the treatment of insomnia by making a comparative observation between the observation group(combined use of Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture with Eszopiclone)and the control group(independent use of Eszopiclone)through assessing the improvement on sleeping quality,shortening the time of falling asleep,increasing long-term efficacy and alleviating side effect of western medicine of two groups.Methods:60 cases of insomnia patients were randomly divided into 30 for observation group(combined use of Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture with Eszopiclone)and 30 for control group(independent use of Eszopiclone).The observation group,which uses Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture,takes DU20,Yintang,DU24,DU 16 and DU 14,etc.and uses one-time sterile acupuncture needles pricking 1.5-3cm under skin(electroacupuncture on DU20 and Yintang).They were treated 5 times a week,four weeks as a course of treatment.Both groups should have taken Eszopiclone 3mg/night orally,four weeks as a course of treatment.Result:1.Comparing the two groups(before and after treatment)by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale(PSQI)score,there was an apparent improvement on sleeping condition of the observation group after treatment and the curative effect was better than the control group which was treated with Eszopiclone alone.2.Comparing the incidence rate of side effects of Eszopiclone on two groups:the incident rate of side effects of the control group and observation group are 20.00%and 3.33%respectively,showing that combined use of Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture with Eszopiclone on insomnia treatment had a lower incident rate of side effects than the control group.3.Comparing the efficiency between the two groups,the total effective rates of the observation group and control group were 90%and 76.6%respectively,by Chi-Square Test,P<0.05,indicating that there is a significant statistical difference,and the effective rate of the observation group was obviously better than the control group.4.Compaing the long-term efficacy three months after treatment of two groups,the long-term efficacy of the observation group was better than the control group.Conclusion:1.Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture combined with Eszopiclone can apparently improve the sleeping quality of insomnia patients.2.Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture combined with Eszopiclone can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of insomnia,such as difficulty in falling asleep,easy to awake at night or early awakening.3.Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture combined with Eszopiclone is superior to independent use of Eszopiclone(after making a comparison on the long-term efficacy three months after treatment).4.Tongdutiaoshen Acupuncture can reduce the side effects of Eszopiclone(taking orally).