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KMID : 0615720000170030099
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2000 Volume.17 No. 3 p.99 ~ p.105
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Clinical Study on Chronic Paranasal Sinitis by Nasal Acupuncture
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Abstract
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Objectives : 19 patients diagnosed with chronic paranasal sinitis among the patients who visited to Kyunghee University Oriental Medical Center Department of Acupuncture and moxibustion from July, 1999 through July, 2000.
Methods : The needle used in the treatment was 16㎝ in length and 0.375㎜ in radius. Using the straight needling method the choana was acupunctured straightly, and the opening of maxcillary sinus was acupunctured obliquely with the oblique needling method.
Resuits : Looking at the effectiveness of this nasal acupuncture treatment, excellent was found in 4 cases(21%), good in 13 cases(68.4%), and unchanged in 2 cases(10.5%). The effectiveness totals up to 17 cases (89.4%) which is considerably high.
Conclusions : Nasal acupuncture treatment can be used with high effectiveness in treatment of the chronic paranasal sinitis.
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