In certain places during certain seasons, many are plagued by inflammation of their internal nasal mucous membrane and allergic rhinitis. In some locations, hay fever can kick in almost any time.

Allergic rhinitis can be quite severe and usually goes beyond the limits of intense sneezing and nasal inflammation as it can also irritate the eyes and may at times, generate a feverish feeling and affect the entire nervous system.

OTC or over-the-counter allergy pharmaceuticals are oftentimes the treatment of choice for allergic rhinitis sufferers. The problem with these products is that they make one feel groggy or dull and worse, they merely hide the symptoms. Despite its huge leaps in technology, Western medicine still hasn’t figured out why the immune system tends to react to a normally benign pollen that causes chronic inflammation in the process.

In some states hay fever is an epidemic. In Austin, Texas, they name this condition “Cedar fever. It is so prevalent there that homeopathic products and natural herbal treatments are widely available to help ease your Cedar fever symptoms.
Although safe, the problem with these solutions is that they have to be done over and over again. With TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine, particularly, acupuncture, what it offers is a permanent or at least a seasonal solution to your allergic rhinitis (AR).

Some AR sufferers who have tried acupuncture have reported a complete cure of their problem after just a few sessions of the treatment.

One patient related about how severe her reactions were that she felt like “ripping her eyes out.” After a few acupuncture sessions, however, she had no more extreme allergic attacks. Some may argue that this is just one anecdotal proof that acupuncture really works. So here is one empirical proof of acupuncture’s ability to treat AR:

The 2008 Berlin Acupuncture Study on Allergic Rhinitis

In a lot of European countries, people still openly use herbal treatments such as butterbur and others to treat allergies.

The Berlin study was a randomized trial study in which some of the 981 allergic rhinitis patients were treated with acupuncture. 487 out of the 981 patients were randomly given acupuncture therapy. The rest (494) were assigned as the control group.

All patients could avail themselves of standard Western treatments during the three month period. During that time 15 acupuncture treatments were given to the 487 allergy sufferers. Then their RQLQ or Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire was evaluated after three months. The results showed that the RQLQ score of the acupuncture was three times higher than the control group.

A follow up test was done six months later. The results showed that the RQLQ score of the acupuncture group was still high and still much higher than the control group, although there was a lessening of the scores after six month.

At the end of the study, the researchers concluded that the outcomes of the trial indicate that when patients with allergic rhinitis in routine care were treated with additional acupuncture, it led to persistent and clinically relevant benefits.

Overcoming Allergic Rhinitis with Acupuncture Treatment in Spokane

Allergic reactions caused by normally benign elements aren’t considered a mystery by TCM practitioners. They address the underlying causes with acupuncture, herbs, and diet. They look at the esoteric attributes of dampness and wind and deal with these elements since their treatment’s premises is based on Qi or chi energies.

These practitioners can also identify the deficiencies of chi in relation to different organs. The most common deficiencies are in spleen and lung chi when it comes to allergies common. As an adjunct to acupuncture, herbs are often used because they deliver immediate results.

The most effective type of acupuncture treatment for allergic rhinitis is the NAET (Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique). This technique leads to the complete remission of the allergy.

NAET was developed by Dr. Devi Nambudripad. It works by first identifying the specific allergens. Then, acupuncture is then used to alleviate the symptoms while exposing the patients to the allergens themselves.

The NAET refrains the immune system from over reacting while produce hay fever or other allergic reactions to reorient the body to accept the allergens. It leads to a long-term immunity to the allergen virtually curing the person’s allergy.