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[Clinical observation on yintang (Ex-HN 3) point-injection for treatment of obstinate hiccup].

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To search for an effective method for treatment of obstinate hiccup.
METHODS:
Ninety cases of obstinate hiccup secondary to cerebral diseases were randomly divided into 3 groups, 30 cases in each group. Group A were treated by injection of compound chlorpromazine into Yintang (Ex-HN 3), group B by intramuscular injection of compound chlorpromazine and group C by acupuncture at Yintang (Ex-HN 3). Their therapeutic effects were compared.
RESULTS:
The effective rate was 93.3% in the group A, 10.0% in the group B and 30.0% in the group C, the group A being better than the group B and the group C (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION:
Injection of compound chlorpromazine into Yintang (Ex-HN 3) has a significant therapeutic effect on obstinate hiccup.
AuthorsHong-xia Chang, Lei Hou, Yan Feng
JournalZhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion (Zhongguo Zhen Jiu) Vol. 25 Issue 3 Pg. 169-70 (Mar 2005) ISSN: 0255-2930 [Print] China
PMID16312922 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Acupuncture Points
  • Acupuncture Therapy
  • Brain Diseases
  • Hiccup
  • Humans
  • Injections

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