Combination therapy of wheat-grained sized cone moxibustion and point-to-point needle insertion with medical ozone injection for 31 cases of allergic rhinitis
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Combination therapy of wheat-grained sized cone moxibustion and point-to-point needle insertion with medical ozone injection for 31 cases of allergic rhinitis
Chinese Acupuncture & MoxibustionVol. 45, Issue 12, Pages: 1739-1742(2025)
HAN Dong, YIN Chunsheng, YANG Yuping. Combination therapy of wheat-grained sized cone moxibustion and point-to-point needle insertion with medical ozone injection for 31 cases of allergic rhinitis[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(12): 1739-1742.
DOI:
HAN Dong, YIN Chunsheng, YANG Yuping. Combination therapy of wheat-grained sized cone moxibustion and point-to-point needle insertion with medical ozone injection for 31 cases of allergic rhinitis[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(12): 1739-1742.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241202-k0007.
Combination therapy of wheat-grained sized cone moxibustion and point-to-point needle insertion with medical ozone injection for 31 cases of allergic rhinitis
To observe the clinical efficacy of combination therapy of wheat-grained sized cone moxibustion and point-to-point needle insertion with medical ozone penetrating injection for allergic rhinitis (AR) and its effect on inflammation-related indexes.
Methods
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Thirty-one patients with persistent AR were enrolled. The patients received medical ozone injection at bilateral Yingxiang (LI20)-to-Shangyingxiang (EX-HN8)
and wheat-grained sized cone moxibustion at Dazhui (GV14)
twice a week (with a 3-day interval) for 4 consecutive weeks. The total nasal symptoms score (TNSS)
total non-nasal symptom score (TNNSS)
rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ)
and rhinitis control assessment test (RCAT) scores were evaluated before treatment
after treatment
and at the 8-week follow-up. Levels of eosinophil (EOS) count
immunoglobulin E (IgE)
interleukin (IL)-4
IL-6
and IL-17 were measured before and after treatment. Clinical efficacy was evaluated after treatment
and the recurrence rate was assessed at follow-up.
Results
2
Compared with those before treatment
the TNSS
TNNSS
and RQLQ scores were decreased (
P
<
0.05)
while the RCAT score was increased (
P
<
0.05) after treatment and at follow-up. There were no statistically significant differences in above indexes between the post-treatment and follow-up (
P
>
0.05). After treatment
the whole blood EOS count and serum levels of IgE
IL-4
IL-6
and IL-17 were decreased compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.05). After treatment
17 cases were markedly effective
12 cases were effective
and 2 cases were ineffective
resulting in a total effective rate of 93.5%. At follow-up
2 cases relapsed
and the recurrence rate was 6.9%.
Conclusion
2
Combination therapy of wheat-grained sized cone moxibustion and point-to-point needle insertion with medical ozone injection can improve AR symptoms
reduce the recurrence rate
and enhance the quality of life. The mechanism may be associated with the regulation of immune-related indexes.