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Abstract
Allergic rhinitis is a common condition among general populations.
The primary symptoms are nasal obstruction, sneezing, rhinorrhea
and nasal itch, which, by definition, are present more than 4 days a week,
and for more than 4 weeks (in contrast to intermittent allergic rhinitis). In
addition, patients with allergic rhinitis may present with headaches,
impaired hearing, postnasal drip, decreased taste and smell, earache and
symptoms of sleep apnoea.
In this study we aimed to evaluate the role of acupuncture in
treatment; of allergic rhinitis.
Forty patients with Allergic rhinitis were selected randomly from
the ENT outpatient clinic.
In our study, the patients were randomly treated either with
acupuncture 20 patients; or with placebo (sham acupuncture): 20 patients.
Participants received real or sham acupuncture two times for a 2-
day interval between treatment sessions. For 4 weeks (number of session
8). Each session lasted 25 minutes all real and sham treatments were
performed by the same registered acupuncturist.
We have shown that acupuncture succeeded in treating allergic
rhinitis patients. The success rate was statistically significant (75%) in
comparison to placebo (30%).
We have shown that there was no effect of the age, sex, on the
outcome of acupuncture treatment but it is evident that the total nasal
Summary
symptom score is an important factor in determination of the success rate
gained by acupuncture.
We have showed that there was no considerable side effects
recorded during or after treatment with acupuncture.
In conclusion, acupuncture seems to be effective method for
treatment of allergic rhinitis without any considerable side effects .