Positives

• One patient with dysautonomia attributes their return to pre-COVID health to scalp acupuncture, among other treatments, stating that it played a role in their journey back to normalcy Reddit.
  
  
• In another report, a patient with POTS discusses their recovery strategy, including scalp acupuncture, which they believe helped them improve significantly Reddit.
  
  

Negatives

• Acupuncture out-of-pocket costs are typically not reimbursed by insurance, with some patients reporting tens of thousands of dollars spent before any benefit — clinical data specific to scalp acupuncture and Long COVID remains sparse Nbcnews.
• Patients on scalp acupuncture for neurological and neuropsychiatric Long COVID symptoms commonly see results pooled with whole-body and ear protocols, making it hard to know whether scalp work specifically is helping Frontiers.

Hurdles & Side Effects

• One patient mentions that while some treatments, including scalp acupuncture, are free, others require financial investment, which could be a barrier for some patients Reddit.