During the few days of the New Year holidays, people eat fried hot food indiscriminately, and they rejoice, laugh and shout wildly. In addition to traditional steroids, Chinese medicine or acupuncture treatments, the Institute of Voice Ray of the University of Hong Kong has also launched “Laser Acupuncture Treatment”, which is conducting a two-and-a-half-year study on the treatment of vocal cord flesh and cocooning, which leads to speech loss or voice loss. Patients with hoarseness and other patients have significant curative effects, and they can save rotten voices painlessly in the future! (Weekly Number One Health 2011-02-17)
Laser acupuncture sound
The 27-year-old Mr. Chen has been teaching English in secondary schools for about a year and a half. He teaches books for five days a week. He also leads extracurricular activities and talks constantly, which makes his vocal cords tired. “One day when I was in class, a student was distracted. After I yelled at him, he suddenly lost his voice!” Mr. Chen consulted an ear, nose and throat specialist. “After taking an endoscopy, I found that the vocal cords were red and swollen, and I took oral steroids prescribed by the doctor. Afterwards, although it can instantly reduce inflammation and swelling, I still feel that it is very difficult to speak.” Later, Mr. Chen learned from the website that the Hong Kong Institute of Sound and Moxibustion is conducting research on acupuncture in the treatment of loss of voice, and openly recruiting research cases, he saw himself The progress of his recovery was stagnant, so he decided to sign up for a try. After two years of traditional acupuncture and 12 laser acupuncture sessions, Mr. Chen said that the condition of his vocal cords has improved significantly. “I feel that the vocal cords are more relaxed than before, and the edema has also subsided, and I can return to normal speaking volume.” He also said: “The laser Acupuncture is fast and painless, more comfortable and safer than traditional acupuncture.”
vocal cord magnifying glass
The vocal cords at the top of the larynx and trachea are composed of two symmetrical membranes. When breathing, the vocal cords open to allow air to enter the trachea; when speaking, the vocal cords are closed, and when the air exhaled from the lungs passes through the closed vocal cords, the vocal cords vibrate to generate sound waves to form sound. If the vocal cords are swollen, polyps or calluses, it will cause irregular vibrations or make the vocal cords unable to close completely, resulting in air leakage, hoarseness or even loss of voice.
Research on sound of laser acupuncture therapy
Contents: Twelve laser acupuncture treatments (twice a week), with a total of six sound assessments before, during and after the treatment. Target: 20-55 year old voiceless patients with no smoking or drinking habit Quota: 90 Fees: HK$1,600 (including all treatments and assessments, HK$400 will be refunded after completion) Enquiries: 2859 0566 / 2859 0568 (Ms. Shi/ Huang Miss)
Laser acupuncture sound
The so-called laser acupuncture uses tiny laser beams instead of traditional acupuncture to stimulate acupuncture points. Yao Wenli, director of the Hong Kong Dasheng Radio Research Institute, said: “The intensity of laser acupuncture is 5 to 500mw, and the wavelength range used is 600 to 1000nm, which is helpful for pain relief and anti-inflammatory.” Laser acupuncture is basically the same as traditional acupuncture treatment. The same is true for acupuncture points, namely Lianquan, Renying, Lieque, Hegu and Zhaohai. However, traditional acupuncture takes 30 minutes, while laser acupuncture takes about 30 seconds per acupoint, and the whole process takes only 3 minutes. However, not all patients with vocal cord lesions can receive laser acupuncture. Shi Minqi reminded: “Laser radio waves may affect the operation of the pacemaker, and laser acupuncture may also affect the efficacy of immunosuppressive drugs, steroids, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Therefore, Those who have installed a pacemaker or have been taking the above drugs for a long time are not suitable for laser acupuncture.” The Hong Kong Institute of Sound Line began recruiting patients with vocal cord lesions to participate in the laser acupuncture study last year. The treatment lasts six weeks, twice a week. Yao Wenli said: “This research has been carried out for three years. The first two years were traditional acupuncture, and last year, the laser acupuncture research was carried out.” The research shows that the treatment effect is about 80%.
open sound point
Whether traditional acupuncture or laser acupuncture, the following five acupuncture points are the focus of treatment. Lianquan and Renying are mainly used for laryngitis and bronchitis. Hegu and Lieque correspond to the large intestine and lungs, respectively. They help regulate qi and blood and strengthen the vocal cords. The corresponding part of Zhaohai is the kidney. Chinese medicine believes that the “kidney” is the “innate root”, and the kidney also represents “water”. Acupuncture here is “kidney-tonifying water” to achieve the effect of nourishing yin.