Acupuncture can be highly effective in cases of nasal congestion so common in allergy presentations; so much so that I often treat such issues using acupuncture protocols alone. In cases of seasonal allergies with highly predictable causes such as obvious elevations of environmental allergens, I use a skeleton acupuncture prescription that can easily be fleshed out to target potential underlying patterns and effectively customized to the patient.
Iman Majd, MD, MS, EAMP / LAc
Dr. Iman Majd is the director of the Osher Clinic for Integrative Medicine at the  University of Washington and a member of the NCCAOM board of commissioners. Learn more at https://integrativehealth.org/iman_majd.