耳針敷貼內關穴、足三里穴治療腫瘤患者持續性打嗝病例報告

67歲男性罹患肝腫瘤，栓塞治療後開始出現打嗝症狀，有幾次因為持續性打嗝而掛急診，本次住院做栓塞後再度出現打嗝不停症狀，持續超過一星期，西醫治療後症狀未明顯改善，因此會診中醫，本個案經中醫診斷為呃逆，我們選擇以耳針敷貼雙側內關穴與足三里穴，第二天打嗝症狀明顯緩解，出院後打嗝發作頻率降低。對於不方便服用藥物、無法固定時間針灸又出現打嗝不停的患者而言，耳針敷貼療法是一個值得推薦的選擇。

關鍵字

耳針敷貼；持續性打嗝

並列摘要

A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma, Symptoms of hiccups begin after embolization treatment. There are several emergency visits because of persistent hiccups. After this hospitalization embolism recurrence of Persistent hiccups symptoms, lasts more than one week. Symptoms did not improve significantly after treatment. Therefore, the patient was referred to our Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) department to receive acupuncture treatment. The diagnosis of TCM was hiccups. We choice auricular needle paste Neiguan (PC6) and Zusanli (ST36). The next day, the symptoms of hiccups were relieved and reduced hiccups frequency after discharge. For patients who are inconvenient to take drugs, unable to fix acupuncture for a fixed amount of time, and have a Persistent hiccups, auricular needle paste is a recommended choice.

並列關鍵字

Auricular needle paste ； Persistent hiccups

參考文獻

Calsina-Berna A, García-Gómez G, González-Barboteo J, Porta-Sales J: Treatment of chronic hiccups in cancer patients: a systematic review. J Palliat Med 2012; 15: 1142.