The Clinical Research Of Acupuncture Combined With Auricular Acupuncture For Patients With Acute Exacerbation Of COPD To Improve Their Quality Of Life And Pulmonary Function

Objective: Observe the influence of life quality and the improvement of pulmonaryfunction with acupuncture combined with auricular acupuncture therapy on patients withacute exacerbation of COPD. Methods:60patients with acute exacerbation of COPDwere randomly divided into four groups: acupuncture combined with auricularacupuncture group, acupuncture group (acupuncture combined with simulate auricularacupuncture), auricular acupuncture group (simulate acupuncture combined with auricularacupuncture), control group (simulate acupuncture combined simulate auricularacupuncture).Four groups received conventional treatment as basis combined withacupuncture, auricular acupuncture, simulated acupuncture, simulated auricularacupuncture. After two courses (20days) of treatment, observe FEV1, FEV1/FVC ratio ofpulmonary function and CAT, MRC, as well as traditional Chinese medicine symptomscale quality of life scores of the four groups of patients before and after treatment.Results: The lung function: There was statistically significant (P<0.05) of patients withpulmonary function in four groups before and after treatment. acupuncture combined withauricular acupuncture group’s FEV1、FEV1/FVC ratio improved compared with beforetreatment, the improvement of pulmonary function was better than the other three groups;CAT scales reflect the quality of life score decreased significantly compared with beforetreatment, acupuncture combined with auricular acupuncture group was better than theacupuncture group and auricular acupuncture group, and was statistically significantcompared with control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture combined withauricular acupuncture for treating acute exacerbation of COPD patients with the pattern of phlegm obstructed in lung, which is effective in the clinical symptoms, especially theimprovement of airflow limitation as well as difficulty in breathing. Four groupscompared with each other, suggesting that acupuncture, auricular acupuncture can treatCOPD, the combination of their two is better, and patients’ quality of life also improved.