ZHANG Lijie, SONG Dun. Nursing Case Report of Auricular Scraping Combined with Auricular Acupoint Pressing for Tinnitus of Kidney Essence Deficiency Type: A Case Report[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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ZHANG Lijie, SONG Dun. Nursing Case Report of Auricular Scraping Combined with Auricular Acupoint Pressing for Tinnitus of Kidney Essence Deficiency Type: A Case Report[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202605180003.
Nursing Case Report of Auricular Scraping Combined with Auricular Acupoint Pressing for Tinnitus of Kidney Essence Deficiency Type: A Case Report
This article summarizes the nursing care of a patient with tinnitus of kidney essence deficiency type who was treated with auricular scraping combined with auricular acupoint pressing, supplemented by individualized traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) nursing interventions, which effectively alleviated tinnitus symptoms associated with kidney essence deficiency. Working through the therapeutic mechanism of "tonifying the kidney and replenishing essence, unblocking orifices and tranquilizing the mind," this regimen regulates the functions of the zang-fu organs, enhances the stability of clinical efficacy, produces no adverse reactions, and is therefore worthy of clinical promotion and application.
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