The list ofnatural remedies for dry eyeis expanding.
What Is Dry Eye?
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What Is Acupuncture?
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Acupuncture originated in traditional Chinese medicine.
This energy flow is said to play a role in your overall health.
To perform acupuncture, acupuncturists insert the tip of thin needles under the skin.
The needles help to stimulate certain acupuncture points throughout the body.
Acupuncture also may help decrease chronic pain, another issue that some people with dry eye have.
However, some of the studies are small, and more research on the topic is needed in general.
Among those receiving real acupuncture, though, no improvement was found among the dry eye diagnostic test results.
Treatment of fewer than three times a week worked better than treatment that was more frequent.
This indicates a potential risk of accidental injury to the eye during acupuncture.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates acupuncture needles as medical devices.
You may feel a sting or slight ache from theacupuncture needleswhen they are placed in the skin.
Some people experience bruising or bleeding at the insertion sites.
Acupuncture Is an Alternative Treatment
Remember that acupuncture is still an alternative treatment for dry eye.
More research is needed to demonstrate how effective it actually is to help people with dry eye.
There are many available treatments for dry eye.
Acupuncture may provide relief from dry eye symptoms for some people.
However, you should only consider acupuncture if other traditional treatment methods have not helped.
You also should discuss acupuncture first with your eye doctor.
Experiencing eye discomfort every day can be truly exasperating.
They can help you determine what kinds of treatments may help you the most.
Frequently Asked Questions
For many people, it does.
Everyone’s response to acupuncture may be a little different.
Research has shown positive results from acupuncture to help with chronic pain, tension headaches, and migraines.
Acupuncture works by targeting certain points in the body.
These points are said to stimulate your nervous system.
This can release chemicals in your body to help it heal better.
The acupuncture needles may sting a little when they first enter the skin.
Some people do not feel much of anything when the needles are inserted.
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