目的

观察火针疗法配合穴位埋线治疗过敏性鼻炎疗效。

方法

收集2013 年1 月至2015 年12 月山西省针灸医院门诊收治的过敏性鼻炎患者50 例，按随机数字表法分为2 组，单用埋线组和埋线加火针组各25 例，治疗1 个疗程后，所有患者治疗前和治疗后分别按照症状积分标准和体征记分标准进行评分，采用秩和检验比较两组有效率，以P＜0.05 为差异有统计学意义。

结果

埋线加火针组中显效22 例，有效2 例，无效1 例，总有效率为96%（24/25）；单埋线组中显效18 例，有效4 例，无效3 例，总有效率为88%（22/25）。 两组疗效比较差异无统计学意义（Z=1.420，P=0.156）。

结论

火针疗法配合穴位埋线治疗过敏性鼻炎的有效率与单用埋线治疗组比较，差异无统计学意义，但临床有效率均较高，可以减轻患者痛苦，值得推广。

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of fire needle acupuncture combined with catgut embedding therapy on allergic rhinitis.

Methods

Fifty patients with allergic rhinitis in outpatient service of acupuncture and moxibustion hospital of Shanxi province were included in this study from January 2013 to December 2015.These patients were divided into catgut embedding group and catgut embedding+fire needle acupuncture group according to the random number table method.Patients were scored in accordance with the symptom integral and symptoms sign score before treatment and after one-month treatment.Rank sum test was used to compare the efficiency between two groups.

Results

Twenty-two patients were cured after treatment，two patients were effective and one patient was invalid in catgut embedding+fire needle acupuncture group，and the total effective rate was 96% （24/25）.Eighteen patients were cured after treatment，four patients were effective and three patients were invalid，and the total effective rate was 88% （22/25）in catgut embedding group.There was no significant difference in therapeutic effect between two groups（Z=1.420，P=0.156）.

Conclusion

The curative effect of fire needle acupuncture combined with catgut embedding relieve the pain of the patients and worth spreading，even though there is no insignificant difference in therapeutic effect compared with catgut embedding treatment alone.