Abstract:
Objective To investigate the curative effect of auricular copper scraping combined with auricular acupoint pressing on insomnia after Methylprednisolone pulse therapy for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. Methods Totally 82 patients diagnosed with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy who needed hormone pulse therapy were randomly divided into control group and observation group according to numerical method, with 41 cases in each group. Patients in both groups were given methylprednisolone pulse therapy. The control group was given conventional symptomatic treatment, and the observation group was given auricular copper acupuncture scraping and auricular acupoint pressing treatment on the basis of the control group. The sleep condition, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) of the two groups were compared. Results Two patients dropped out of the study. The effective rate of sleep improvement in observation group was 87.18%(34/39), which was significantly higher than 41.46%(17/41) in control group (P < 0.05). The PSQI of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). The score of SAS scale in the control group was (54.95±2.30), and was (51.16±4.35) in the observation group, with a significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion Auricular copper scraping combined with auricular acupoint pressing therapy is potentially effective to improve the sleep quality, prevent the occurrence of complications, and promote the recovery of patients with insomnia after Methylprednisolone pulse therapy for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.