Allergic rhinitis affects 1 in 6 people and we often see people in clinic suffering from blocked, stuffy or runny noses and blocked sinuses. This can give rise to headaches and feeling like they have a blocked fuzzy head. Over the counter medications can cause drowsiness. Dr. Sandra Lin, an associate professor of otolaryngology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the USA and a guideline author, recommends acupuncture. “I’m telling you there is some evidence base for it.”
Acupuncture may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life for people with perennial allergic rhinitis, and may help with seasonal allergies. too, according to several studies. Thus it could be an option for people looking for non-pharmaceutical treatments.
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