Application of Pressing Ear Acupoint with Magnetic Beads to Pain after Mixed Hemorrhoid Surgery

Objective: To evaluate demulcent effects of pressing ear acupoint with magnetic beads after mixed hemorrhoids operation.Method: Sixty-six patients after mixed hemorrhoid operation were randomly divided into thirty-four cases in treatmentgroup and thirty-two cases in control group.Both groups were given with routine treatment including anti-inflammation,stopping bleeding,changing fresh dressing and others.At the same time treatment group were sterilized auricles with povidone iodine and pressed ear acupoints with magnetic beads until the patients feel hot or numb,pressing once each time and keeping five days,the acupoints(unilateral acupoints) were: Shenmen,Zhichangxiaduan and Jiaogan.Applications of pain killer after surgery and the indexes of postoperative pain at 24 hour,48 hour and 72 hour for both groups were observed as well as safety index.Result: Frequency of pain killer in treatment group was(0.50±0.085) and that in control group were(0.55±0.096),the comparison showed no significant difference.Comparison of postoperative pain according to visual analogue score suggested the difference,treatment group was superior to control group(P0.01).Conclusion: Demulcent effect is definite in pressing ear acupoints with magnetic beads to stop the pain after mixed hemorrhoid operation.