Hi I was offered auricular acupuncture by action cancer. Just wondering if anyone has good results with it and where do they put the needles . Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you x
Hi Jackie
It helped me
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Hi I did I paid privately. I noticed saliva appeared after first session not a huge amount but I think it kickstarted mine. I had needles in top of head and on pressure point s on my hands from memory I seem to think k a few in my tummy are it was 7.5 years ago. 
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo 3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life.
No questions too daft to ask.
Oh hazel thank you. The lady said today it would be in your ears x
I must say I was horrified when I saw all those needles in you. Thankfully when I went I got Auricular ( means ear) acupuncture with needles in my ears which were painless and one in each finger which did hurt!


Oh hazel thank you. The lady said today it would be in your ears x
Yes that’s what I had.
The beauty of Auricular acupuncture is you can teach lay people where the points are without expecting them to “feel” for them which takes skill and study
Thjnk I was a guinea pig for her but if you look closely I’ve got them in my ear area as well.
whatever she did it kick started my saliva so was worth it. The fingers did hurt a bit but the others didn’t.
it’s worth a try doesn’t work for everyone but it did for me
Hazel x
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo 3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life.
No questions too daft to ask.
Lol I am going to give it a go . Will let yous know how I get on. X
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