Two Cases of Insomnia Using the Kampo Medicine in which the Therapeutic Effect was Confirmed by Sleep test

VernacularTitle:不眠に対する漢方治療効果を睡眠検査にて評価した2例
Author: Sachie ARIMA ¹ ; Takeshi SUGIURA ² ; Rina KATO ³ ; Sachiyo KATSUMI ³ ; Shinichi ESAKI ¹ ; Shintaro SATO ¹ ; Shinichi IWASAKI ²
Author Information

1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya City University
2. Good Sleep Center, Nagoya City University Hospital
3. Department of Anesthesiology & Inetensive Care Medicine, Nagoya City University
Keywords: insomnia; sansoninto; portable sleep test; arousal during sleep; lack of deep sleep
From:Kampo Medicine 2024;75(1):66-74
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We report two cases in which insomnia successfully treated with sansoninto alone or in combination and the effectiveness could be objectively evaluated with the portable sleep test. Case 1 was 40-year-old man who had suffered from arousal during sleep and daytime fatigue for several years. After taking sansoninto with ninjinto, his symptoms improved. Case 2 was 60-year-old woman who had suffered from a lack of deep sleep and daytime sleepiness. After taking sansoninto, she could get a deep sleep and could have less daytime sleepiness. In this report, we present that portable sleep test conducted before and after treatment confirmed that sleep quality improved. Sansoninto is one of the curative medicines for insomnia, but we believe this is the first report showing objective therapeutic effects using portable sleep test.