Smoking Disturbs the Intrinsic Tendencies of Autonomic Nervous System Reflected in the Bioelectric Potential at 12 Alarm Points: A Pilot StudyCupping Therapy: An Overview from a Modern Medicine Perspective

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies pp. 7 - 17
• Main Authors: 김일구, 이현진, 박세민, 임윤경
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 사단법인약침학회 01.02.2018
• Subjects: 한의학
• ISSN: 2005-2901; 2093-8152
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2017.11.001

Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of smoking on the bioelectrical potential (BEP) at 12 alarm points. Methods A crossover study was conducted on 17 normal adult male smokers. The BEP was measured at 12 alarm points both before and after breathing through a filter (control) and smoking. Results The participants were classified into three subtypes according to the way in which their BEP changed after having breathed through a filter: increasing, decreasing, and irregular types. Compared with breathing through a filter, smoking decreased the BEP in the increasing type, whereas it increased the BEP in the decreasing type. No significant changes were observed in the irregular-type participants. Conclusions This study suggests that smoking increases sympathetic activity in smokers with a parasympathetic tendency, whereas it lessens sympathetic activity in smokers with a sympathetic tendency. Smoking does this by eliminating the intrinsic tendency of the autonomic nervous system, and these effects can be observed in the BEP at 12 alarm points. KCI Citation Count: 0