耳穴疗法治疗体质偏颇失眠患者临床观察

Auricular Pressing Therapy for Unbalance Constitution Patients with Insomnia

目的:探讨耳穴疗法对体质偏颇的失眠患者的治疗效果。方法:66例偏颇体质的失眠患者在治疗前填写匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(PSQI)量表,使用耳针与耳穴压丸结合的耳穴疗法,治疗12周后再次填写PSQI量表,统计比较治疗前后的PSQI量表总分及各成分分数。结果:经治疗后患者的睡眠质量、入睡时间、睡眠效率、睡眠障碍、催眠药物、日间功能障碍评分及PSQI总分均有明显下降(P<0.01)。结论:耳穴疗法对偏颇体质的失眠患者的睡眠质量有明显的提高,耳穴疗法值得在临床上推广。

Objective： To investigate the effect of auricular pressing therapy on patients of unbalance constitution of traditional Chinese medicine（ TCM） with insomnia. Methods： Sixty- six unbalance constitution patients with insomnia filled the Pittsburgh sleep quality index（ PSQI） scale before and 12 weeks after auricular pressing and acupuncture therapy treatment and the scores were compared in the end. Results： The scores of the quality of sleep,the time of falling asleep,sleep efficiency,sleep disturbance,soporific using,daily functions and total score of PSQI were significantly decreased after the treatment（ P 0. 01）. Conclusion： The quality of sleep of the unbalance constitution patients with insomnia can be improved through auricular pressing therapy,and the therapy is worth popularizing in clinic.