Bhandari Priyanka, Ranjit Eukesh, Sapra Amit, Davis Dean, Brenham Careyana
Family Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Feb 13;12(2):e6978. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6978.
Daith piercing is a form of body piercing that involves the crux of the ear's helix. While daith piercing has been used as an esthetic piercing since the 1990s, it is gaining popularity in the general population as an alternative treatment in chronic headaches, especially migraines. Despite its use, the evidence is currently lacking. Postulated hypotheses include vagal neuromodulation vs. placebo effect. We present a case of a 47-year-old female patient suffering from refractory cluster headache who underwent daith piercing. We aim to raise awareness among the general practitioners of this health-related practice prevalent in the community.
耳屏穿刺是一种涉及耳轮关键部位的身体穿刺形式。自20世纪90年代以来，耳屏穿刺一直被用作一种美容穿刺，但作为慢性头痛尤其是偏头痛的替代治疗方法，它在普通人群中越来越受欢迎。尽管有应用，但目前证据不足。推测的假说是迷走神经调节与安慰剂效应。我们报告一例47岁患有难治性丛集性头痛的女性患者接受耳屏穿刺的病例。我们旨在提高全科医生对社区中这种普遍存在的与健康相关做法的认识。
