I certainly remember the very first experience of inserting a needle into the thickest part of the membrane in the nasal cavity through a nasal speculum, watching myself on a mirror. It was eye-watering. It had nothing to do with my emotion. Tearing in the eye only happens on the side where acupuncture was applied. Poking the membranes covering the septum can be excruciating. Deeper in the nasal cavity, however, the pain is not so intense. By communicating with patients duri