Objective To observe effect of auricular acupoint seed-embedding combined with Limian Plaster on long-term improvement of insomnia in patients with advanced cancer.
Methods A total of 94 insomnia patients withadvanced malignant tumor who were admitted to our hospital were divided into control group (47 cases, treated with estazolam) and observation group (47 cases, treated with ear acupoint seed-embedding and Limian Plaster). The short-term clinical efficacy, long-term Sleep State Self-Rating Scale (SRSS) score and adverse reactions of the two groups were compared between two groups.
Results The total clinical effective rate in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group, and the incidence of adverse reactions as well as SRSS score in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion Auricular acupoint seed-embedding and Limian Plaster can quickly improve the sleep disorder of patients with advanced cancer, with sustained improvement effect, and has less adverse reactions.
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