Objective： To observe the clinical effect of consciousness-restoring acupuncture therapy com bined with rehabilitation training and routine medication for dysphagia after stroke.Methods：Divided 110 cases of patients with dysphagia after stroke into the control group and the observation group randomly，55 cases in each group.The control group was given rehabilitation training and routine medication，while the observation group was additionally given the consciousness-restoring acupuncture therapy.The treatment for both groups lasted for 3 weeks.Evaluated the clinical effect and scores of the w ater sw allow test，standardized sw allow ing assessment(SSA)and dysphagia subscale in neurological deficit score.Results： The total effective rate was 90.91% in the observation group and 74.55% in the control group，difference being significant( P ＜0.05).The scores of w ater sw allow test，SSA and dysphagia in the two groups were all decreased compared with those before treatment( P ＜0.01).These three scores in the observation group were lower than those in the controlgroup( P ＜0.01).The results of w ater sw allow test in the two groups were improved when compared with those before treatment( P ＜0.05).The results of w ater sw allow test in the observation group were better than those in the control group( P ＜0.05).Conclusion：The application of consciousness-restoring acupuncture therapy based on the rehabilitation training and routine medication for dysphagia after stroke can promote the recovery of sw allow ing function of patients and improve the clinicaleffect.