中医外治夜啼概况

External Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Pediatric Nocturnal Crying

夜啼多发于新生儿及婴幼儿,是小儿常见睡眠障碍之一,发病机制尚不明确。中医治疗小儿夜啼包括内服和外治等方法,目前尚无统一诊疗标准。中医外治法包括推拿、穴位贴敷、针刺、艾灸等,相较于口服药物,外治法不良作用小、操作简单,便于实施。此文总结分析了中医外治法在小儿夜啼中的应用,并展望其诊疗前景。

Nocturnal crying often occurs in infants and young children.It is one of the common sleep disorders in children.The patho-genesis is unclear.TCM treatment of children’s nocturnal crying includes internal and external treatment.At present,there is no uni-fied clinical diagnosis and treatment standard for this disease.External treatment of TCM includes massage,point application,acu-puncture,moxibustion and so on.Compared with oral medication,external treatment has less side effects with simple operation and easy implementation.This paper provided a summary and overview on the TCM external treatment of pediatric nocturnal crying.