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Acupuncture for Loss of Smell

Posted by Peng Zhang on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, In : E.N.T.

58-year-old Mr Kanp is from Germany. He was on holiday in our area and staying with a friend. When he complained about his loss of sense of smell, his friend recommended he come to see me. He told me that five months ago he had a very bad cold and took antibiotics for it. After that he lost part of sense of smell. He could only sense a strange, unfamiliar smell when some odours were very strong. His throat felt uncomfortable and his taste was also affected. Doctors were not sure what caused t...
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Acupuncture for Plum Pit Qi (Lump in throat)

Posted by Peng Zhang on Thursday, August 28, 2014, In : E.N.T.

Tammy is a 55-year-old manager. She came to me because she had the feeling of a lump in her throat for 3 months. She also had a swollen sensation in her neck around the thyroid gland area. The doctor couldn't find anything in her throat and had arranged an endoscopy to check her oesophagus and stomach, which she was still waiting for. She felt stressed and anxious because she was worried about the examination and feared she was having a tumour. She had fairly good sleep, appetite and digestio...

Acupuncture Works for Hay Fever

Posted by Peng Zhang on Thursday, July 4, 2013, In : E.N.T.

The following mordern studies show that acupuncture is effective in treating hay fever (allergic rhinitis).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15520102

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17874980

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23253122

Acupuncture for Hay Fever

Posted by Peng Zhang on Monday, June 10, 2013, In : E.N.T.

Thomas is 10 years old and has had hay fever for 2 years. When the weather warms up, his nose is runny, eyes are itchy, and he sneezes a lot. Some days the symptoms can get really bad that he can’t stop sneezing and can’t open his eyes. If he is playing outside when this happens, he has to come back home. He’s been to see the doctor but the medication he got didn’t work. One day his mum was having a telephone conversation with a friend and started talking about her son’s problem, th...
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Acupuncture for Ear Infection - Case 2

Posted by Peng Zhang on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, In : E.N.T.

31 year-old Harvest had an infection in her right ear after a bad cold. Before coming to see me, she'd had antibiotics and homeopathic remedy for 2 weeks but still had pain and ringing in the ear, and her hearing on that side was deteriorating. It was her parents who persuaded her to try acupuncture. I used a few points in her neck, head and hand in the first session, and surprisingly her hearing improved right after the treatment. Her ear pain was dramatically easier the next day, and she wa...

Acuncture for Ear Infection - Typical Case 1

Posted by Peng Zhang on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, In : E.N.T.

Bryan had suffered from ear infection for 3 years. When had a flare-up, both of his ears would be very painful and soon blocked by ear wax, some fluid might come out. Since he was allergic to antibiotics, he could only use ear drops. Every time he had to use them for at least 2 weeks before feeling better then a relapse would come soon. The recurrent ear infection made this 33 year-old man feel generally unwell. His hearing started to deteriorate and his energy was so low that he felt like an...