Effect of tragus clips on gastric peristalsis: A pilot study
Effect of tragus clips on gastric peristalsis: A pilot study
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DOI：
10.1089/acm.1998.4.399
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Eidenschenck, E
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作者：
Choy, DSJ;Eidenschenck, E
在过去的22年里，我们利用耳屏上的“饥饿点”来诱导厌恶吸烟和抑制食欲来减肥，并取得了不同程度的成功。这通常是通过将压针插入双耳的耳屏来实现的。由于这些针在 5 至 7 天内逐渐失效，因此必须每 5 至 7 天更换一次。为了避免这种需要，耳夹（Aculite TM ；I-Openers，Cranston，RI）被设计为戴在耳屏上。先前的研究在耳屏上使用压针会导致胃蠕动减慢，这被认为是通过抑制支配耳屏的迷走神经分支来介导的。本研究测量了佩戴耳夹两个周期之前和之后单个胃蠕动波的持续时间。当使用耳夹时，胃蠕动时间 (GPT) 显着延长，当耳夹关闭时，胃蠕动时间恢复到基线时间，当耳夹打开时，胃蠕动时间 (GPT) 出现第二次但不太显着的延长，p = 0.01。我们得出的结论是，耳夹可有效延迟胃蠕动，并且可能在降低食欲和减肥计划方面具有价值。
In the past 22 years we have used the "hunger point" on the tragus of the ear to induce aversion to cigarette smoking and inhibit appetite for weight reduction with varying degrees of success. This has generally been accomplished by inserting press needles into the tragus of both ears. Because these needles gradually lose effect over a 5- to 7-day period, they have had to be changed every 5 to 7 days. To obviate this need, ear-clips (Aculite(TM); I-Openers, Cranston, RI) were devised to be worn on the tragus. Previous work using press needles on the tragus induced slowing of gastric peristalsis, thought to be mediated by inhibition of a branch of the vagus nerve that innervates the tragus. The present study measured the duration of single gastric peristaltic waves before and after wearing the ear-clips for two cycles. There was a marked prolongation of gastric peristalsis time (GPT) when the ear-clips were applied, a return to baseline times when the clips were off, and a second, but less dramatic prolongation when the clips were on, p = 0.01. We conclude that the ear-clips were effective in delaying gastric peristalsis, and may have value in reducing appetite in association with weight loss programs.