Does the ear acupressure bean method work for insomnia?

  In recent years, as people’s pace of life accelerates and the pressure of life increases, insomnia has become a problem for many people, and the prevalence is on the rise, seriously endangering people’s physical and mental health and affecting normal work, study and life. And rely on sleeping pills to assist sleep alone can cause great harm to the body. Now we introduce the unique therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of insomnia, which is the ear point pressure bean therapy. Treatment at the hospital can be combined with this therapy to improve clinical efficacy and sleep quality. This method is easy to implement, safe and effective, and has a good effect on insomnia.  The auricular point pressure bean method is an external treatment method in which the medicinal beans are accurately pasted to the ear points with adhesive tape and given moderate kneading, pressing, pinching and pressure to produce stimulation sensations such as soreness, numbness, swelling and pain to achieve the treatment purpose. It is also called auricular acupuncture point area pressure therapy. This method can continuously stimulate the acupuncture points, with mild pain and no side effects, and is currently the most commonly used method.  Operation method: combined with the condition, determine the acupuncture point auricle routine sterilization, the left hand fixed auricle, the right hand with tweezers to take the auricular pressure pills patch, aligned with the acupuncture point tight pressure on it, and gently knead for 1 to 2 minutes. Each time to press 5-7 points is appropriate, daily pressure 3-5 times, every 3-7 days to change 1 time, both ears alternately applied.  Commonly used ear points: Shen Men, subcortical, occipital, sympathetic, heart, liver, spleen, kidney, gall bladder, stomach. First local routine sterilization, then take the ear acupuncture point medicine bean patch, align the acupuncture point posting, and finger pressure, 3 to 5 times a day, each time about 2 minutes, the patch once for 3 to 7 days. Function clear the heart and calm the mind, traffic heart and kidney. Mainly for the treatment of stubborn insomnia.  When performing this operation, the following matters should be noted: 1. Attention should be paid to waterproofing so as not to fall off, and try to bring an ear cover when taking a bath; when it is hot and easy to sweat in summer, the pressure on the ear points should not be too much and not too long to prevent the tape from getting wet or skin infection; 2. Please use with caution if you are also allergic to desensitizing tape; the method is not suitable for people with inflammation of the auricular skin or frostbite; 3. For people who are overly hungry, fatigued, mentally For patients with excessive hunger, fatigue, high tension, old and weak, pregnant women, etc., the pressure should be light; for acute painful diseases, strong stimulation by heavy hand is appropriate; for those with habitual abortion, use the method with caution to avoid miscarriage.