Clinical Study Of Auricular Point Therapy In The Treatment Of Short-term Insomnia Disorder With Syndrome Phlegm-heat Attacking Heart

ObjectiveBy observing and comparing the changes of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)and TCM Syndrome Integral,this paper evaluates the difference of curative effect of ear acupuncture combined with auricular plaster therapy and auricular plaster therapy on short-term insomnia disorder of phlegm-heat attacking heart type,and preliminarily explores the clinical efficacy and advantages of ear acupuncture combined with ear auricular plaster therapy,Methods66 eligible patients with short-term insomnia disorder of phlegm-heat attacking heart type were randomly divided into treatment group(33cases)and control group(33cases).The treatment group was treated with ear acupoint acupuncture combined with auricular plaster therapy,while the control group was treated with auricular plaster therapy.The treatment was 2 times a week,4 weeks as a course of treatment,a total of one course of treatment.The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)and the scores of TCM syndromes were recorded before and after treatment.The therapeutic effects of the treatment group and the control group were analyzed and compared by statistical method.ResultsAt the end of this study,63 cases were collected,including 31 cases in the treatment group and 32 cases in the control group.After 4 weeks of treatment,the scores of TCM syndromes and the total scores of PSQI scale in both groups decreased significantly(P<0.01),and the evaluation of PSQI dimensions also improved significantly(P<0.05).The PSQI score reduction rate was used as the main evaluation index.The results showed that the marked recovery rate was 70.97%in the treatment group,and the total effective rate was 96.77%.The marked recovery rate in the control group was 46.88%,and the total effective rate was 90.62%.The results showed that ear acupoint acupuncture combined with auricular plaster therapy was superior to auricular plaster therapy alone in treating short-term insomnia of phlegm-heat attacking heart type.The difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The treatment group was also superior to the control group in decreasing TCM syndromes and the total scores of PSQI scale,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).In addition,in the evaluation of each dimension of PSQI,it can be seen that the treatment group in reducing sleep disorders or daytime dysfunction is more significant,the difference is statistically significant(P<0.05).ConclusionEar acupoint acupuncture combined with auricular plaster therapy is effective in treating short-term insomnia disorder of phlegm-heat attacking heart type.Ear acupoint acupuncture can enhance the effect of auricular plaster therapy on short-term insomnia disorder of phlegm-heat attacking heart type,especially in reducing sleep disorders or daytime dysfunction.Based on the theory of auricular acupoints,this method combines the impact and maintenance of auricular acupoints stimulation,which is safe and effective,and has clinical popularization value.