Clincal Observation of Moxibustion in Treatment of Pseudocyst of Aurical

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of moxibustion in Treatment of pseudocyst of aurical.METHODSThe clinical data of 211 cases(213 ears) in hosipital from July 2001 to February 2007 were divided randomly into treatment group(n=129) and control group(n=84). The former was treated with pseudocyst of aurical twice everyday,while the latter was treated with paracentesis and injected dexamethasone once a week. After 4 weeks′ treatment,the curative effect of the 2 groups were evaluated. RESULTSAfter treatment, in the treatment group,123 ears were cured,4 ears had an improvement,2 ears had no effect. The total cure rate was 95.3%. The total cure rate in control group was 82.1%.CONCLUSIONIt is feasible to treat pseudocyst of aurica with moxibustion. This method has advantages of safety , effctiveness and without wound.