Clinical Study on Acupuncture plus Auricular Point Sticking for Insomnia

目的：探讨针刺配合耳压治疗失眠症临床疗效。方法：将156例患者随机分为观察组、针刺组、中药组，分别采用针刺配合耳压、针刺、中药治疗。结果：观察纽总有效率94．2％，针刺组和中药组总有效率分别为75．0％和78．8％，观察组疗效明显优于针刺组（P〈0．01）和中药组（P〈0．05）。结论：针刺配合耳压疗法治疗失眠症具有较好的临床疗效。

Objective： To study the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus ear-points pressure for insomnia. Method： All 156 cases were randomized into the observation, acupuncture and Chinese herbal formula groups. Combined acupuncture and ear-points pressure, acupuncture alone and Chinese herbal formula were applied in each group respectively. Result： The total effective rates of the observation, acupuncture and herbal group were 94.2%, 75.0% and 78.8% respectively. This has indicated that combined acupuncture and Auricular Point Sticking could obtain significantly better effect than the acupuncture group （P〈0.01） and the herbal group （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combined acupuncture and ear-point pressure can obtain a better effect for treatment of insomnia.