Hay fever and sinus congestion can get worse when plants grow and bloom in spring. The symptoms are such as runny nose, congested nose, sneezing, itchy eyes and watery eyes. These can affect your daily activities such as going to work, attending schools, exercising and socializing.
People who have hay fever may suffer with other disorders, including asthma, acute or chronic sinusitis, eczema, and allergic conjunctivitis.[1] The western medicine management includes drug therapy such as antihistamines, anticholinergic, corticosteroid; immunotherapy (in severe cases); and allergen avoidance.[2]
Acupuncture & Herbs
Acupuncture can help to regulate the body system. When it is full-blown, acupuncture targets to relieve the symptoms. For long-term management, it would also be looking at improving the immune response to the irritants. Acupuncture has shown to regulate some of receptors and mediators that are responsible for inflammation causing allergic rhinitis.[3] The acupuncture effect of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway has already been demonstrated.[3]
Diet is considered important to reduce your overall inflammation and to build healthy immunity. There are foods that can cause or reduce inflammation.[4] Along with balanced diet advice, I regularly prescribe herbs that can help the gut system to build better immunity and eliminate waste products. The evidence has shown that normal intestinal gut bacteria
might positively influence immune responses and protect against the progression of inflammatory diseases.[5]
If you have any more questions, please feel free to visit our website to book an initial consultation or contact me at
0402 474 884 or youngmi@rippleacupuncture.com.au
Reference
deShazo R, Kemp S (2023) Allergic rhinitis: Clinical manifestations, epidemiology, and diagnosis. UpToDate.
deShazo R, Kemp S (2023) Pharmacotherapy of allergic rhinitis. UpToDate.
John L. McDonald J, Cripps, A, Smith, P (2015) Mediators, Receptors, and Signalling Pathways in the Anti-Inflammatory and Antihyperalgesic Effects of Acupuncture. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, 10.
McDonald E (2020) What foods cause or reduce inflammation?; [reviewed 2023 Sep 1]. Available from: https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/gastrointestinal-articles/what-foods-cause-or-reduce-inflammation
Maslowski K et al. (2012) Regulation of inflammatory responses by gut microbiota and chemoattractant receptor GPR43. Nature 461(7268): 1282–1286.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3256734/
Image [Internet]. Is hayfever contagious?; [updated 2022 Mar; cited 2023 Sep 6]. Available from: https://www.premierallergyohio.com/blog-posts/is-hay-fever-contagious
Image [Internet]. WELLNESS CENTRE PROSERPINE; [updated 2018; cited 2023 Sep 6]. Available from: https://www.wellnesscentreproserpine.com.au/book-now?pgid=k584kws5-0ca47094-2670-47ce-8529-f4831978c306
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