Patients
Name: Ms. M. G. Age: 62 years old
Date of visit: 2021-04-06
Chief complaint: Stuffy nose blocked and short breath for more than ten years.
History of present illness: She has a history of rhinitis, nasal polyps and asthma for ten years. The patient had been treated by surgery, but still has nasal blocked, and applies asthma aerosol at least twice a day.
Physical examination: There is tenderness in the left frontal sinus and nasal sinuses.
Pulse diagnosis: The Right pulse is floating without a root; and the Left pulse of CHI part, is slender, CUN and GUAN part is slippery.
Mechanism of disease: health energy deficiency and pathogen energy excess
Therapy：acupuncture, BAI HUI (百会穴)，ZU SAN LI(足三里)，ZU NEI TING (足内庭)，YINTANG(印堂)，CUAN ZHU(攒竹)
Result: Improved nasal congestion
2021-04-09 Follow-up
After the last treatment, the nasal congestion improved.
The part of left pulse at CUN and GUAN is slippery, and the part of CHI is weak; the Right pulse is weak.
Acupuncture: ZU SAN LI(足三里)，ZU NEI TING(足内庭)，YIN TANG (印堂)，CUAN ZHU (攒竹)，TIAN TU(天突)，DAN ZHONG(膻中)，JIU WEI(鸠尾)，ZHONG
WAN(中脘)，XIA WAN (下脘)，QI HAI(气海)，GUAN YUAN(关元) FENG LONG(丰隆)。
2021-04-14 Follow-up
The blockage of the nose has not disappeared, and there is a feeling of chest tightness.
The part of at CUN and GUAN in left pulse is still slippery and large; the right pulse is gentle.
Acupuncture: TONG LI(通里)，TAI YUAN(太渊)，TAI XI(太溪)，GONG SUN(公孙)；YIN TANG(印堂)，CUAN ZHU(攒竹)，ZU SAN
LI(足三里)。
Chest tightness disappeared after acupuncture, and nasal congestion was significantly improved.
View: Nasal polyps and Rhinitis, which the condition is frequently in any age people, the Conventional treatment is not perfect, either surgery or drugs.
.Fortunately, acupuncture provides us with a new path. According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, by dredging the meridian, improving the function of the meridian, adjusting the excitability and inhibition of the meridian, and improving the relationship between the meridian by adjusting the synergistic effect of the meridian,it can improve the local and overall functions of the body, thereby targeting the nose., Polyps and rhinitis can achieve a good improvement effect.
Nasal polyps and Rhinitis helped by acupuncture
