SUN Xiangyuan, LIU Supo, ZHOU Songfei, et al. Nursing Experience of Ear Apex Bloodletting Combined with Ear Acupoint Therapy in Improving Postherpetic Neuralgia in an Elderly Patient[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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SUN Xiangyuan, LIU Supo, ZHOU Songfei, et al. Nursing Experience of Ear Apex Bloodletting Combined with Ear Acupoint Therapy in Improving Postherpetic Neuralgia in an Elderly Patient[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202605200008.
Nursing Experience of Ear Apex Bloodletting Combined with Ear Acupoint Therapy in Improving Postherpetic Neuralgia in an Elderly Patient
This article summarizes the experience of integrated traditional Chinese and Western nursing care for an elderly patient with postherpetic neuralgia treated with ear apex bloodletting combined with ear acupoint therapy. Based on standard nursing care, a distinctive TCM nursing approach focusing on ear apex bloodletting and ear acupoint pressure was implemented, complemented by oral Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture treatments. Specialized nursing measures were also applied according to the characteristics of elderly patients, including multiple medication management and fall prevention. Two weeks after intervention, the patient's NRS pain score decreased from 6 to 2, PSQI sleep quality score dropped from 17 to 6, SAS anxiety score reduced from 75 to 52, and Barthel index improved from 60 to 85, without any adverse events. The results indicate that ear apex bloodletting combined with ear acupoint therapy is safe and effective in alleviating postherpetic neuralgia in the elderly, improving sleep and emotional well-being, and thus merits clinical application and promotion.
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