Therapeutic Observation of Electroacupuncture plus Nasal Irrigation for Upper Airway CoughSyndrome

VernacularTitle:电针配合鼻腔冲洗治疗上气道咳嗽综合征疗效观察
Author: Dapeng BAO ; Xin HE ; Xiuming PANG ; Peng HAN
Keywords: Acupuncture therapy; Upper airway cough syndrome; Cough; chronic; Electroacupuncture; Nasal lavage
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2017;36(5):546-549
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture plus nasal irrigation in treating upper airway cough syndrome (UACS).Method A total of 114 UACS patients were randomized into 3 groups, 38 cases in each group. Group A was treated with acupuncture plus electrical stimulation with sparse-dense wave, group B was intervened by nasal irrigation with Shuang Huang Lian, and group C was treated with the two methods together. The clinical efficacies of the three groups were compared.Result The total effective rates were respectively 84.2%, 73.7% and 94.7% in group A, group B and group C. The total effective rate of group C was significantly different from that of group A and group B (P<0.05).Conclusion Electroacupuncture plus nasal irrigation can produce a more significant therapeutic efficacy compared to electroacupuncture or nasal irrigation alone.