Acupuncture and seasonal allergies, such as hay fever

It's getting to be that time of year again, when for some hay fever sufferers the first symptoms are triggered by tree pollens! Hay fever symptoms, or any seasonal allergy, cause misery for millions during the spring and summer months. Acupuncturists have long considered acupuncture to be beneficial and now our opinion is being confirmed by research, as you can see from this German study.

My experience is that patients do best if they start treatment a week or two before their first symptoms appear but, even if you leave it later, there is still a benefit, and a reduction in the quantity of antihistamines needed. In succeeding years, less treatment is needed to create the same benefit.

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