OBSERVATION ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF ELECTROACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT FOR SIMPLE CHRONIC RHINITIS

摘要

@@ Simple chronic rhinitis is a reversible chronic inflammatory disorder of nasal mucosa caused by various factors, it is a frequently encountered disorder with clinical manifestations of increased nasal secretion, intermittent alternative nasal obstruction, frequent ( respiratory ) anosmia and rhinophonia while speaking. In severe cases, it may manifest as hypocathexis, hypomnesis, fatigue, headache, head distress, insomnia, etc.that considerably hinder the patient's work or study. In the last 10 years, the authors have chiefly applied electroacupuncture (EA) to treatment of 38 cases of chronic rhinitis and the therapeutic effects are satisfactory. The following is the report of the treatment.