Treatment of Asthma at Asthma-relieving Earpoint and its Influence on FEV1 and PEF / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To investigate the treatment of asthma at asthma-relieving earpoint and its influence on FEV1 and PEF. Method: One hundred and seventy-eight patients exactly diagnosed with bronchial asthma were selected and averagely divided, according to a simple random number table, into an asthma-relieving earpoint treatment group (observation group)and a body acupuncture treatment group (control group). Results: The effective rate was 90.0% in the observation group and 91.0% in the control group. A comparison of the curative effects between the two groups showed P＞ 0.05. In the observation group there were significant differences in FEV1 and PEF between pretreatment and posttreatment (P＜ 0.05 and P＜ 0. 01, respectively). Conclusion: Asthma-relieving earpoint is markedly effective in treating asthma and has a certain influence on lung function.