Nursing management of a case of primary hyperhidrosis treated by the three-step auricular acupoint therapy

• Published in: Chinese Journal of Integrative Nursing Vol. 8; no. 6; pp. 34 - 37
• Main Authors: YUAN, Dan, XIE, Wei, LIU, Qing, TAN, Sha, DONG, Huaqian, LIU, Xiameng, ZHAO, Lingling, LUO, Liyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: Association of Integrative Nursing 28.06.2022
• Subjects: auricular acupoint sticking and pressing; insomnia; massage; primary hyperhidrosis; scraping; 刮痧; 原发性多汗症; 失眠; 按摩; 耳穴贴压
• ISSN: 2709-1961
• DOI: 10.55111/j.issn2709-1961.202112037

This paper summarized the nursing experience of a patient with primary hyperhidrosis treated by the three-step auricular acupoint therapy. The three-step auricular acupoint therapy refers to a combination of auricular massage, auricular scraping therapy, and auricular acupoint sticking and pressing therapy which applied in a particular sequence. Based on the acupoint selection and nursing by syndrome differentiation, the three-step auricular acupoint therapy is effective to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms in patients with primary hyperhidrosis. (本文总结耳穴“三序”疗法治疗1例原发性多汗症(PH)患者的护理经验, 耳穴“三序”疗法包括耳部按摩、耳部刮痧和耳穴贴压。通过辨证取穴, 实施针对性干预, 能有效缓解PH患者不适症状。)