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.
Zibin Guo, PhD
Dr. Zibin Guo is a professor of Medical Anthropology at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, and a tai chi master. He may be contacted at zibin-guo@utc.edu.