Migraine Symptoms Induced by an Auricular Piercing in a 27-Year-Old Female: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Migraines are common and debilitating, and have high direct and indirect costs. They can be difficult to treat, and many patients make use of alternative medicine techniques. One of these is acupuncture applied to locations on the auricle thought to modulate migraine symptoms. Some patients obtain piercings in these locations in hopes of relieving their symptoms; however, the literature does not address the possibility of migraine symptoms being worsened or even induced by such piercings.

Case presentation

We present a case of a 27-year-old female with a history of transient hemiplegia without headaches who developed headaches, visual disturbances, and nausea after a piercing of the inferior crus of her left antihelix (known as a rook piercing). No abnormalities

SUBMITTER: Uddin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10849747 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature