Effects of different auricular point therapies on digestive symptoms and quality of life in patients undergoing platinum-based chemotherapy

ConclusionBased on the conventional nursing and 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor antagonist, adding either auricular point intradermal needling or auricular point sticking can lower the vomiting frequency and nausea severity in the delayed stage and improve appetite in patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy regimen, but they have no notable impact on digestive symptoms in the acute stage; auricular point intradermal needling is superior to auricular point sticking in comparing the overall efficacy. Both auricular point intradermal needling and auricular point sticking can enhance the quality of life in patients undergoing chemotherapy and reduce their additional antiemetic consumption.
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research