Does acupuncture specialize in severe insomnia?

Acupuncture can treat insomnia, facial paralysis, neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain, and many other conditions, is not a specialized treatment for severe insomnia, insomnia can be divided into yin deficiency and fire, liver depression and stagnation of qi and other evidence, selected Anmian, Taixi, Taichong and other acupoints, it is recommended that severe insomnia to consult a doctor for comprehensive treatment. Acupuncture has acupuncture, moxibustion and other treatment methods, according to the different conditions, choose different points. Insomnia if adjusted by acupuncture, moxibustion and other methods, in addition to the selection of Anmian, Baihui, Shenmen, Yintang and other commonly used acupuncture points, but also need to identify the evidence, there is a deficiency of yin and fire, liver stagnation and stagnation of qi and other evidence type. If it is Yin deficiency and fire, accompanied by hot flashes, night sweating (sweating abnormally after going to sleep, and stop sweating after waking up), dry mouth, etc., you can use Taixi, Sanyinjiao, Yongquan and other points to nourish Yin and lower the fire; if it is a case of stagnation of the liver and depression of the qi, accompanied by abdominal distension, like to sigh, chest and ribs (chest and ribs), pain, etc., you can use Taichong, Hsingmai, and Xiemen and other acupuncture points. Acupuncture treatment for other diseases, also need to recognize the evidence, according to different types of evidence, symptoms, choose different points. It is recommended that patients with severe insomnia seek medical attention in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor can use drugs, acupuncture, moxibustion and other methods of integrated management.