Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat in Patients Unable to Take Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents (NSAIDs)

Inclusion Criteria

• •Inclusion:
• •Male and female subjects (DoD beneficiaries), 18 years or older, with upper respiratory complaints and their primary symptom being acute sore throat.
• •Minimum pain score of 5 points on a 11 point scale (0-10 with 10 being the worst pain)
• •The above with any one of the following:
• •Allergy to Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs)
• •History of significant gastrointestinal bleed
• •Previous documented history of stage 2 kidney disease or worse
• •History of gastric bypass surgery
• •Chronic oral steroids use
• •Exclusion:
• +8 more criteria