title: [Clinical observation on yintang (Ex-HN 3) point-injection for treatment of obstinate hiccup].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for an effective method for treatment of obstinate hiccup.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety cases of obstinate hiccup secondary to cerebral diseases were randomly divided into 3 groups, 30 cases in each group. Group A were treated by injection of compound chlorpromazine into Yintang (Ex-HN 3), group B by intramuscular injection of compound chlorpromazine and group C by acupuncture at Yintang (Ex-HN 3). Their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The effective rate was 93.3% in the group A, 10.0% in the group B and 30.0% in the group C, the group A being better than the group B and the group C (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Injection of compound chlorpromazine into Yintang (Ex-HN 3) has a significant therapeutic effect on obstinate hiccup.
authors.affiliation: Jining First People's Hospital, Shandong 272111, China.
authors.forename: Hong-xia
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D001927:Brain Diseases; D006606:Hiccup; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections