The author uses the method of combination of body and ear acupuncture therapy to treat 22 cases of insomnia

compared with 22 cases with body acupuncture therapy and 22 cases with ear acupuncture therapy respectively. The results of effectiveness: Body and ear acupuncture therapy group is proved to be 95.46%; Body acupuncture therapy group is proved to be 71.27%; Ear acupuncture therapy group is proved to be 72.73%. Statistics shows that body and ear acupuncture therapy group is obviously prior to body acupuncture therapy group and ear acupuncture therapy group (P<0.01)

there is no difference between body acupuncture therapy and ear acupuncture therapy (P>0.05). This indicates that the combination therapy of body and ear acupuncture for insomnia has cooperative effect in adjusting the function disturbance of brain.