Over the summer I was scrolling social media and came across a story of someone celebrating eating a donut with her friend who used to be allergic to Gluten. I reached out to this person and asked, how on earth she became not allergic to gluten anymore and that’s when she shared the info about Soliman's Auricular Allergy Treatment (SAAT).. I barely did any research because truthfully at that time I was so desperate for any hope of help I just called the place. They explained to me how it worked, however, I was still very unclear because up until the day of the appointment, I thought they dipped the needles in the allergen haha.
After getting on their schedule (she stays booked almost 2-months out) I started doing some research on SAAT. All the things I found were positive and very encouraging. “SAAT is a specialized yet simple acupuncture treatment where one needle placed in the ear can drastically reduce allergy symptoms by 80-95%.” Keep in mind, that this one needle is for one specific allergy, one needle will not cure all allergies. What I learned from this, was that there are certain pressure points in the ear that are connected to particular areas of the brain that are linked to the allergens. They use a tool to find and place the needles for each specific allergen! Yes, it’s mind-blowing and seems totally not real!!
Finally, my appointment day arrived, on August 23, 2023, and I drove down and back from Greenville, SC to Atlanta, GA on the same day for this procedure. I went with the hope of fixing (or lessening) my soy and mustard allergy. If she could do more than two, I was going to do egg. She did a full muscle test on me, which was absolutely WILD because I have never had one done before. The things she was discovering without me telling her were insane! Sadly, she added to my list of allergies. This is when I learned about my sulfite, histamine, and red wine allergies. She had no idea I was struggling with wine. I left there with 8 itty-bitty needles in my ear, but it didn’t hurt while she put them in. Due to the histamine issues, I had to wear my needles for 4 weeks instead of the standard 21 days. I was able to remove them on September 23, but I have been too nervous to try any of the foods I’m allergic to. I went ahead and set up an appointment with my allergist for mid-late October to do an allergy retest. Stay tuned for those results. Ahhh I am so nervous.
Dr. Cari Cater, Dipl. LAc
Diplomate of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Cari graduated from The East West College of Natural Medicine in 2002. She has been a NIS Practitioner since 2008 and attended Masters in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Cari has an unprecedented passion towards helping others grow, progress and expand to reach and exceed their full potential. Her talents, perseverance, caring, compassion, willpower and drive to help her patients achieve health far exceed everyone's expectations.
