불면증에 이침 시술을 한 환자 20례 임상고찰 = Clinical study on 20 cases of insomnia patients with auricular acupuncture therapy

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

OBJECTIVE: This study is aimed to evaluate the clinical improvement of insomnia and patients' original disease after the therapy of auricular acupuncture.

METHODS: A questionnaire regarding patients' sleeping behavior was executed to secure the objectivity. 20 patients were selected from 55 patients in Joong Hwa oriental medicine hospital. 20 patients who had undergone auricular acupuncture for insomnia for 6 days were asked before the first therapy to fill in a form regarding their sleeping behavior and retrospectively after 6 days a questionnaire regarding the success of therapy. Auricular acupuncture therapy consisted of 3 consultations at an interval of 2 days.

RESULTS: 12 patients were good conditions, 5 were same conditions and 3 were rather poor conditions of 20 patients after auricular acupuncture therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: 60% of object improved insomnia after auricular acupuncture therapy. Auricular acupuncture therapy can be applied and adapted individually, furthermore it is economical and small side effects.

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