Can Acupressure Reduce Symptom Severity and Drug Usage in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis?
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Background Patients with allergic rhinitis are increasing worldwide. Though treatment guidelines
have been provided, many patients remain with uncontrolled symptoms and search for add-on or
alternative treatments.
Objective: To explore the effect of add-on acupressure on the nasal symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
Methods: We performed pre- and post-treatment study in patients with allergic rhinitis. The
patients were instructed to apply pressure on five acupuncture points: 1 Yin tang, 2 Ying xiang, 2
He gu acupoints, as an add-on treatment. The acupressure was applied for ten seconds, followed by
massaging for ten seconds. The procedure was repeated five times for each point. The nasal symptom
scores, visual analog scale (VAS) scores, and peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) were measured
before acupressure and two weeks after acupressure. At the last visit, they were asked whether
acupressure helped reduce their symptoms or drug usage.
Results: This study enrolled eight patients. The median age was 37.5 years (range: 19–74 years).
Further, seven (87.5 %) patients presented moderately severe persistent symptoms. There was a
significant improvement in the total nasal symptom scores (p-value = 0.012), VAS scores (p-value =
0.0018), and PNIF (p-value = 0.0287). At the end of the study, 75% and 25% of the patients reported
that acupressure reduced their symptoms and drug usage, respectively.
Conclusion: Through both subjective and objective assessments, two-week add-on acupressure can
reduce symptom severity in patients with allergic rhinitis.
Keywords: acupressure, complementary therapies, allergic rhinitis
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ต้นฉบับที่ส่งมาพิจารณายังวารสารหู คอ จมูก และใบหน้า จะต้องไม่อยู่ในการพิจารณาของวารสารอื่น ในขณะเดียวกันต้นฉบับที่จะส่งมาจะผ่านการอ่านโดยผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ หากมีการวิจารณ์หรือแก้ไขจะส่งกลับไปให้ผู้เขียนตรวจสอบแก้ไขอีกครั้ง ต้นฉบับที่ผ่านการพิจารณาให้ลงตีพิมพ์ถือเป็นสมบัติของวารสารหู คอ จมูกและใบหน้า ไม่อาจนำไปลงตีพิมพ์ที่อื่นโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต
ตารางแผนภูมิ รูปภาพ หรือข้อความเกิน 100 คำที่คัดลอกมาจากบทความของผู้อื่น จะต้องมีใบยินยอมจากผู้เขียนหรือผู้ทรงลิขสิทธิ์นั้นๆ และใหร้ะบุกำกับไว้ในเนื้อเรื่องด้วย
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