Is acupuncture supposed to hurt?!
Question:
Is acupuncture supposed to hurt?
For a few weeks, I was seeing this acupuncturist for my tinnitus, but I stopped going because the needles often hurt when she put them in. I've heard they aren't supposed to hurt and that it's only supposed to feel numb, so I thought that maybe she wasn't doing it correctly.
Answers:
Acupuncture is not supposed to hurt but my hurt once in awhile.
If it hurts on a regular basis and you are not improving then you may want to consider switching acupuncturists.
Remember, it is a needle getting "stuck" into you so feeling a bit "pinchy" at insertion is OK.
Also the occassional pain from a needle may happen too. But not on a regular basis.
Just in case you want to find another acupuncturist check out this site
http://www.tcmdirectory.com/practitioner...