Abstract
By using the relation between nasal-obstruction and nasal skin temperature, the subjective change of nasal obstruction and the change of temperature in nasal skin area by thermography, coursed by 10 minutes electric acupuncture (Gohkoku-Naikan), were mutually connected with posture. So, that two changes between sitting posture and supine position was reported here. The subjects were patients with hyperesthetic rhinitis chiefly omplaining nasal obstruction.
The results; The sitting position was effective in subjective change of nasal obstruction and also it kept the nasalskin temperature low. In case of the subjects of an electric acupuncture after stellate ganglion block in sitting posture, no change of nasal obstruction and nasalskin temperature was recorded.
