Acupuncture and Sleep Apnea WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Acupuncture and Sleep Apnea
Acupuncture has been used to treat a variety of health problems, including sleep apnea.1 The specific acupuncture technique to treat this is called auriculotherapy acupoint pressure.1 This treatment of sleep apnea has been getting more attention and research in recent years.1
Fast Facts:
- Acupuncture comes from traditional Chinese medicine. 2
- It seeks to find the underlying cause of a medical problem and not just treat the symptoms.2
- More research is needed on the link between eastern medicine and various sleep problems.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Sleep Apnea : Treatment Options
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 WebMD: Acupuncture And Sleep Apnea
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- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Janet
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Sleep Apnea and Acupuncture, Sleep Apnea and Accupuncture, Slip Apnea and Acupuncture, Acupuncture as an alternative treatment for sleep apnea, Sleep apnea and acupunture
- Last update: Nov. 28, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.