Quit Smoking
You cannot quit smoking with acupuncture treatment alone.
Your strong will is important if acupuncture treatment is to be effective. Please come for treatment when you are really ready to stop for good.
We would usually expect treatments to last for approximately six weeks (six treatments), although this number could vary depending on your strength of will, your reasons for giving up and your life environment.
Ear Acupuncture Acupuncture treatment for quitting smoking uses points located on the ears. Everyone is different though and if acupuncture on the body is considered to be effective as an enhancement to the treatment, body acupuncture will be given. These decisions will be taken by the practitioner at your check-up during the first consultation.
Ear Seed An ear seed is a tiny ball-bearing like globe you wear pressed to your ear. When you feel the urge to smoke, you softly press against the ear seed and this helps maintain the effects of the acupuncture treatment. The ear seeds gently fall off of their own accord after 3-5 days.
3 steps to quit smoking
Stage 1 : First consultation - week 2
- After the first treatment, half of patients say that they do not taste tobacco in the same way. However due to a long term habits, they do still want to smoke. Therefore the aim of this stage is to halve the amount you usually smoke.
Stage 2 : Week 3 - 4
- After continuing weekly treatment, you will feel unwell when you smoke. At this stage, you will reduce the amount of tobacco you consume by 1/4.
Stage 3 : Week 5 - 6
- At this final stage, you will quit smoking permanently. This should not be too difficult after taking the previous steps.
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- Some patients may prefer to arrange twice a week treatment for 3 weeks. This may be efficient for a certain people and can be discussed at the first consultation.
- For members of Smoker's Angel a discount of 12% can be made for each treatment.