Application effect of acupuncture in sphenopalatine ganglion combined with Jieqitie therapy in patients with allergic rhinitis in spleen qi deficiency type
ObjectiveTo explore the application effect of acupuncture in sphenopalatine ganglion combined with Jieqitie therapy in patients with allergic rhinitis in spleen qi deficiency type. MethodsA total of 100 patients with allergic rhinitis in spleen qi deficiency type were selected, and they were randomly divided into observation group or control group, with 50 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with acupuncture in sphenopalatine ganglion combined with Jieqitie therapy, therein acupuncture in sphenopalatine ganglion was performed once every 7 days, for a 10-times continuous treatment; in addition, acupoint application therapy was performed every solar term, for a 5-solar term continuous treatment. The control group was treated with routine acupuncture, with once every 7 days, for a 10-times continuous treatment. The pre- and post-treatment Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ) score, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, number of onset days of rhinitis symptoms within 28 days, and serum IgE level, as well as patients′ acceptance of treatment were compared between patients of the two groups. ResultsAfter treatment, the scores of RQLQ and VAS, and serum IgE level in both groups were decreased as compared with before treatment, and the number of onset days of rhinitis symptoms within 28 days in both groups was reduced as compared with before treatment, the aforementioned indices was superior in the observation group to in the control group (all P<0.05). The patients′ acceptance of treatment in both groups was all ≥90%, and there was no statistically significant difference in patients′ acceptance of treatment between the two groups (P>0.05). ConclusionEmploying acupuncture in sphenopalatine ganglion combined with Jieqitie therapy can effectively ameliorate the quality of life and nasal symptoms of patients with allergic rhinitis in spleen qi deficiency type, reduce the number of onset days of rhinitis symptoms, decrease serum IgE level, exerting a superior effect to routine acupuncture therapy, with a high patients′ acceptance.