ACUPUNCTURE AND SINUS ALLERGIES
What is an allergy. It’s a reaction by a person’s immune system to a particular substance it comes in contact with. These substances are known as allergens. These allergens could be found in dust, pets, pollen, insects , ticks, moulds, foods, and some medicines
We have help hundreds of patients control and overcome allergies at McKay Healing Arts. There are several allergy and asthma doctors in Wilmington NC. We find our Acupuncture Treatment and herbal remedies to be just as effective and can supplement your doctor’s treatment plan or become your primary treatment provider for allergies…
Sinus Allergies like Allergic rhinitis is something we see often at McKay Healing Arts located here in Wilmington NC ,that is treatable through acupuncture and herbs.
Allergic rhinitis, which occurs when you breathe in something you are allergic to, affects one in six Americans. When the body breathes in an allergen, it responds by producing a chemical reaction that creates symptoms shortly after.
Here is a testimonial from one of our sinus allergy patients in New Hanover County
I have been diagnosed with non-allergenic rhinitis. This is a basic sinus allergy diagnosis. I have been to allergy doctors here in Wilmington and they said they could not help my condition. My symptoms are stuffy ears and nose with constant blocked nasal passages. My ears always feel full and clogged. I went to receive acupuncture treatment and my symptoms subsided immediately following the treatment. No steroid sprays or traditional sinus medicine! I would highly recommend Mckay Healing arts for allergy treatment.
Patient; Kelly Epley Wilmington NC
What is Rhinitis:
Immediate symptoms include:
Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat,
skin, or any area
Problems with smell
Runny nose
Sneezing
Watery eyes
Symptoms that may develop later include:
Stuffy nose(nasal congestion)
Coughing
Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
Sore throat
Dark circles under the eyes
Puffiness under the eyes
Fatigue and irritability
Headache
Proof in the Points
Researchers at the San Francisco-based Academy of Pain Research say that allergic rhinitis is a “highly prevalent medical problem” with eight to 10 percent of the American population recorded as sufferers. Symptoms include itchy eyes and nose, sneezing and chronic nasal blockage. If untreated, the condition could turn into bronchial asthma.
These researchers said that rhinitis is a “relatively difficult problem to eliminate with acupuncture,” however there are “ample references in ancient traditional Chinese medical literature that acupuncture is definitely indicated for this condition.”
In the research, 12 patients with either chronic allergic or vasomotor rhinitis were treated with only two pairs of acupuncture points. According the abstract, treatment was continued even if symptoms appeared worse or if there was a lack of clinical progress. Two pairs of acupuncture points were used, Yinghsiang (LI-20) and Hoku (LI-4). The Yinghsiang point was chosen because this was mentioned most frequently in the traditional Chinese medical literature as a distinctively effective point in the treatment of nasal blockage, and the Hoku points were selected because they are known to be highly effective in treating any physiological disturbance in the facial area, according to the research methodology. All patients were treated three times a week and tapered to two once improvements were shown.
Nine of the 12 received total relief, two reported substantial relief and one said that he/she did not improve. The researchers said that the “therapeutic method employed here is highly effective” and that “just a few carefully selected points and the correct amount of stimulation may be the most effective formula.” Researchers also said that one of the reasons why acupuncture may not be as well received as a rhinitis combatant is because “clinical investigators in the past did not maintain the effective treatment long enough.”
This information is referenced from: https://www.alignedmodernhealth.com/acupuncture-points-relief-allergy-sufferers/