(1) Male, 17 years old. First visit (03/15/2018), sustained headache for 8 weeks. Irritated by sound, photophobia, wearing 3 layers of sunglasses. Chief complaint is pain in supra-orbital bone, the left side is worse. Western medicine diagnosis is migraine, taken Depakote, effective was not well. After acupuncture treatment, second visit (03/17/2018), the patient didn’t feel significant improvement in headache, though the body felt lighter. The sunglasses are reduced from 3 layers to 2 layers. The third visit (03/20/2018), Headache has been significantly reduced.
(2) Male, 43 years old. First visit (04/26/2018), headache for 2 weeks. Patient’s history of migraine is 15 years, and it occurs 1-2 times per year. The headache lasts for 1-3 weeks every time; painkiller is useless. Patient is sensitive to sound and light, sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The pain is near the temporal and parietal region. After acupuncture treatment, the headache was reduced 50% in the second visit (04/28/2018). Headache disappeared after two treatments.
(3) Female, 13 years old. First visit (04/04/2018), headache for 6 weeks. Symptoms are Parietal region pain, fear of sound, and photophobia. Patient is especially sensitive to noises. Along with nausea and vomiting. There was syncope at first. Western medicine diagnosis is migraine. She was given Tylenol and Ibuprofen, and it was not effective. The patient could not go to school normally. After 2 weeks of acupuncture treatment, the headache was relieved and the patient can remain in school half the time. After 4 weeks treatment, the patient felt her headache was significantly improved and can go to school normally. After nearly 6 weeks of treatment, headache disappeared. Follow up 1 year, no more headache.
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