AMCMRAdvances in Modern Chinese Medicine Research3068-06383068-0646Art and Technology10.61369/AMCMR.202603002ArticleClinical Observation on the Efficacy of Auricular Point Pressing Therapy in Intervening Sleep Disorders in Stable-stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patientshttps://artdesignp.com/journal/AMCMR/2/3/10.61369/AMCMR.202603002SongDengli,HuTiaoneng,GuoYan,ZhangXiaohui2026232026-09-20 Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of auricular point pressing therapy in intervening sleep disorders in patients with stable-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: A total of 60 outpatients from the Department of Respiratory Medicine with regular follow-up and no acute exacerbations in the past 3 months were selected and divided into the control group and the experimental group using the random number table method. The control group received sleep education once a week, while the experimental group was additionally treated with auricular point pressing therapy on this basis. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. Changes in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), sleep efficiency, COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score and modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale score were compared between the two groups. Results: After treatment, the PSQI and CAT scores in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05). The improvement in sleep efficiency was statistically significant in the experimental group before and after treatment (p < 0.05), whereas no significant difference was found in the control group (p > 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in mMRC scores in either group before and after treatment (p > 0.05). Conclusion: On the basis of routine sleep education, adjuvant auricular point pressing therapy can not only improve sleep quality and sleep efficiency in stable-stage COPD patients complicated with sleep disorders, but also relieve dyspnea symptoms to a certain extent. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,Sleep disorders,Auricular point pressing therapy,Sleep efficiency

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