阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的中医药研究进展

Progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research on Obstructive Sleep Apnea

阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停(obstructive sleep apnea, OSA)是一种以夜间睡眠时打鼾伴呼吸暂停及白天嗜睡为主要临床症状的疾病,现代中医多把其归为鼾症范畴。近年来关于中医药治疗OSA的研究越来越多,包括中药复方汤剂、中成药、针刺疗法、推拿疗法、穴位贴敷和灸法等,具有疗效显著且无明显不良反应等优势。本文通过对OSA的病因病机、证型分类、中医药治疗等方面进行综述,为临床治疗提供理论依据,也为更好地发挥中医药的作用、提高OSA患者生活质量提供参考。Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a kind of disease with the main clinical symptoms of snoring at night with apnea and daytime sleepiness, which is often referred to as snoring in modern Chinese medicine. In recent years, there have been more and more researches on the treatment of OSA by traditional Chinese medicine, including TCM compound decoction, Chinese patent medicine, acupuncture, massage therapy, acupoint application and moxibustion, etc., which have the advantages of significant efficacy and no obvious adverse reactions. In this paper, the etiology, pathogenesis, classification of syndromes and TCM treatment of OSA were reviewed to provide theoretical basis for clinical treatment and reference for better play of TCM and improve the quality of life of OSA patients.