Acupuncture For Hayfever in Swansea
Acupuncture for hayfever in Swansea
I used to dread the run into Summer. From May until September I would suffer badly with hay fever. For 3 decades it stalked me; sneezing, running nose, itchy eyes I got it all. At school I struggled to concentrate and was in a minority of one who who always had a handkerchief in their pocket – much to the amusement of my friends. I went under the surgeons knife twice in an effort to effect a cure before being told aged 8 I had hay fever.
The symptoms are bad enough but the feeling of irritability just adds to the misery,
Why Irritable?
Histamine is the hormone responsible for mounting attacks on normally inert substances such as pollen that enter the body. In a normal person pollen invokes little or no reaction from the immune system. In a hay fever sufferer an over-production of histamine means that normal reactions don’t occur. The body mounts a full scale attack on the pollen. The sneezing, runny nose and eyes are the body’s attempts to flush out the perceived invader.
The most interesting aspect of histamine from my viewpoint is its impact on emotions. Hormones can have emotional impacts. Seratonin makes you feel good. Oxytocin creates connections and feelings of love. Adrenaline makes you feel alert and excited.
Acupuncture in Swansea For hayfever
Its not something I treat a lot of in my clinic but it should be as it is surprisingly effective. I treat a number of patients every Spring and am constantly amazed at acupuncture’s efficacy. The best thing about treatment for hayfever is it tends to be a much shorter period of treatment than for pain managemet (3-5 session for most). And after successful treatment the hayfever does not tend to make a re-occurence for years. The results are by no means guaranteed – younger patients (sub 60) tend to fair better. Why not book a free 15 minute consultation, below, to see if I may be able to banish your Summer misery?
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