Analysis of Clinical Characteristics of Insomnia Patients and Effect of Acupuncture Therapy

Abstract

Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics of insomnia patients and the function and mechanism of acupuncture therapy, to improve the recognition and diagnosis of insomnia. Methods: The clinical data of 60 patients with insomnia who met the criteria and were admitted to the Department of Acupuncture and moxibustion in Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from January 2023 to February 2024 were selected, the clinical characteristics of the patients were analyzed, and the patients were randomly divided into two groups for routine treatment and acupuncture treatment, respectively, to explore the therapeutic effect and possible mechanism. Results: The insomnia symptoms of the patients were mainly difficulty in falling asleep. Acupuncture treatment could significantly improve the insomnia symptoms and promote the expression levels of DA and NE. Conclusion: Patients with insomnia have various clinical features, mainly sleep difficulties. Acupuncture treatment can significantly relieve insomnia symptoms by up-regulating DA and NE levels, and then improve sleep quality.