Acupuncture for Allergies and Asthma
Acupuncture is an excellent option for allergies and asthma. As people who suffer from either of these conditions know, conventional treatments and medications offer limited relief at best for symptoms and do not help to resolve these conditions.
Thankfully, acupuncture can offer quite immediate relief of allergy and asthma symptoms, relieving and reducing the severity of symptoms and lessening the frequency of attacks. With continued treatments, acupuncture can help correct and strengthen immune system functioning to produce more lasting results for asthma and allergy sufferers. In many cases this can mean living symptom-free or with minimum symptoms from these conditions.
Please explore our articles below to learn more about how acupuncture can help with asthma and allergies. If you would like to book an appointment, please see our contact page for booking and for our downtown Kelowna location.
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition where the airways to our lungs narrow and swell. They produce extra mucus, and breathing becomes difficult. The most common symptoms of asthma are coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath but asthma symptoms range from minor to severe and vary from person to person. Some people only experience symptoms when they have asthma flare-ups, that may primarily occur at night, during exercise, or when exposed to specific triggers, allergies, or irritants.
Hay Fever / Seasonal Allergies
Hay fever, also called allergic rhinitis or seasonal allergies, is an allergic response to indoor or outdoor airborn allergens, such as pollen, dust mites, or pet dander. This causes cold-like symptoms such as runny nose, congestion, sneezing and sinus pressure. For many people, hay fever is seasonal, worse at certain times of year, especially in the spring, summer or fall. But some people experience hay fever year-round. Hay fever affects about 1 in 5 people and can begin at any age but is most likely to develop in childhood or early adulthood.
Sinusitis
Sinusitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the mucus membranes that line the sinus cavities, causing the sinus membranes to secrete excessive mucus. Acute sinusitis is usually caused by a bacterial infection following an upper respiratory viral infection or an attack of allergic rhinitis (seasonal allergies). Acute sinusitis may also be caused by allergies, pressure or temperature changes, and airborne irritants such as smoke or dust. Chronic sinusitis can be due to incomplete treatment of acute sinusitis or repeated attacks of acute sinusitis.
