Is acupuncture effective in treating vertigo?

People must have experienced dizziness in their daily lives. There are many reasons for dizziness, which may be caused by diseases of the human brain nerves, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. Dizziness has a great impact on the human body. People need to take timely measures to treat it. So is acupuncture effective in treating vertigo? Let's introduce it below.

Acupuncture is effective in treating vertigo. The specific acupoints are as follows:

1. Hyperactivity of Liver Yang: dizziness, tinnitus, headache, aggravated by fatigue or anger, limb numbness and tremor, insomnia, irritability, red tongue with yellow coating, and wiry pulse.

Acupoints: Ganshu, Xingjian, Fengchi, Xiaxi, etc. Use the draining method for acupuncture.

2. Liver fire ascending: dizziness and pain, the severity of which is relatively severe, red eyes and bitter taste in the mouth, distension and pain in the chest and flanks, irritability and anger, poor sleep and frequent dreams, yellow urine, constipation, red tongue with yellow coating, and rapid and stringy pulse.

Acupoints: Liver Shu, Gallbladder Shu, Taichong, Taiyang, Sanyinjiao, etc., and use the draining method of acupuncture.

3. Phlegm and turbidity covering the head: dizziness, heavy head, spinning vision, chest tightness and nausea, vomiting of phlegm, poor appetite and excessive sleep, white and greasy tongue coating, and wiry and slippery pulse.

Acupoints: Neiguan, Zhongwan, Fenglong, Yinlingquan, Touwei, etc. Needle use the method of equal tonification and equal drainage.

4. Blood stasis blocking the orifices: dizziness and headache, accompanied by forgetfulness and insomnia, palpitations, lack of energy, tinnitus and deafness, purple lips and face, petechiae on the tongue, and a wiry and hesitant pulse.

Acupoints: Hegu, Taichong, Baihui, Geshu, Tanzhong, Taiyang, etc., and the needling method is used.

5. Deficiency of Qi and blood: dizziness, aggravated by movement and occurring when tired, pale complexion, nails and nails, fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, poor appetite, loose stools, pale tongue with thin white coating, and weak pulse.

Acupoints: Baihui, Xuehai, Geshu, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, Qihai, etc. Use tonifying acupuncture and add moxibustion.

6. Liver and kidney yin deficiency: persistent vertigo, decreased vision, dry eyes, insomnia, forgetfulness, irritability, dry mouth, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, soreness of waist and knees, fatigue, red tongue with thin coating, and thready pulse.

Acupoints: Liver Shu, Kidney Shu, Taixi, Taichong, Zhaohai, Shenmen, etc. Acupuncture is used for tonifying purpose.