RESEARCHING ON SOME RELATED FACTORS AFFECTING THE RESULTS OF TREATING NON-ORGANIC INSOMNIA BY AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE COMBINED WITH ACUPRESSURE
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Objective: To evaluate the clinical changes, survey of some related factors affecting the results of treatment of non-organic insomnia by auricular acupuncture combined with acupressure. Method: 70 patients diagnosed with non-organic insomnia according to ICD-10 and insomnia of the Heart-Kidney Disjunction type according to traditional medicine were divided into two groups by the paired method, ensuring similarity in age, gender and disease severity. Research group (NC): 35 patients treated with auricular acupuncture combined with acupressure for 20 days. Control group (DC): 35 patients treated with electroacupuncture combined with acupressure for 20 days. Results: According to the PSQI scale, Subjective Sleep Quality score, Time to fall asleep, Sleep duration, Sleep disorders, Use of sleeping pills, Daytime disorders were clearly reduced at different time points. After 20 days of treatment, the NC group showed better improvement than the Control group at both D10 and D20 with pNC-DC <0.05. Conclusion: Auricular acupuncture combined with acupressure is a safe and effective method in treating non-organic insomnia.
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non-organic insomnia, auricular acupuncture, acupressure
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