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OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of auricular pressure beans (APN) combined with Compound Tung-Leaf Burn Oil (CTBO) on perioperative anxiety and pain in patients undergoing circumcision. METHODS: This study included 100 patients undergoing circumcision with the disposable circumcision anastomosis stapler in our hospital from August 2023 to November 2023, of whom 50 received routine circumcision nursing care (the control group) and other 50 APN combined with compound CTBO in addition (the observation group). We compared between the two groups the anxiety scores before any intervention, 30 minutes before and 24 hours and 10 days after operation, the pain scores 24 hours postoperatively and at the first change of wound dressing, the frequency of 3-day postoperative sleep awakenings, the incidence of complications, and the satisfaction of the patients. RESULTS: Totally, 94 patients completed the study, 46 in the observation and 48 in the control group. The anxiety scores exhibited no statistically significant difference between the two groups of patients before any intervention (P > 0.05), but were markedly lower in the observation than in the control group at 30 minutes before and 24 hours and 10 days after surgery (P<0.05), and so were the pain scores 24 hours after surgery and at the first change of wound dressing (P<0.05), and the frequency of 3-day postoperative sleep awakenings (P<0.05). The satisfaction rate of the patients was remarkably higher (P<0.05) while the incidence of complications significantly lower in the observation group than in the control (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Auricular pressure beans combined with Compound Tung-Leaf Burn Oil can effectively alleviate perioperative anxiety, reduce postoperative pain and improve satisfaction of the patients undergoing circumcision.