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Acupuncture for sleep & insomnia

If insomnia keeps coming back, acupuncture may help you feel you're sleeping better. It works best alongside the sleep-focused therapy doctors recommend first, and the research is early but growing.

How it can help

  • May help you feel you're sleeping better if insomnia keeps coming back.
  • Used alongside the sleep therapy doctors recommend first (CBT for insomnia), or when that isn't a fit.
  • Best studied in people with ongoing insomnia, not the occasional bad night.

What the research shows

  • People with ongoing insomnia said they slept better with acupuncture than with a placebo version, by a few points on a sleep-quality scale.
  • A talking therapy for sleep (CBT for insomnia) still works better, so doctors suggest it first.
  • Effects on sleep measured by a device are still being studied.

Practitioners who focus on sleep & insomnia

Hand-picked practices, ordered by fit.

Lien On Me AcupunctureLien On Me Acupuncture
5.0·Pacific Beach
Tara Acupuncture & WellnessTara Acupuncture & Wellness
5.0·Rancho Bernardo
Red Lotus Wellness CenterRed Lotus Wellness Center
5.0·Carlsbad
Urban Sage Acupuncture + WellnessUrban Sage Acupuncture + Wellness
5.0·Chula Vista
Arise AcupunctureArise Acupuncture
5.0·Bay Park
AviaraAviara
5.0·Carlsbad
Healing Arts Health CenterHealing Arts Health Center
5.0·Clairemont
Gateway Acupuncture & AlchemyGateway Acupuncture & Alchemy
5.0·Hillcrest
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Acupuncture for Sleep & insomnia: what the evidence says · KeepCare