Study Finds Ear Needles Fail

healthJuly 21, 2026·97 words·1 min read

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Study Finds Ear Needles Fail

Scientists in Brazil tested small needles for bad headaches. They put the needles in the ear. Sixty-eight women joined the study. Half got the real treatment. Half got a fake one. Both groups felt less pain. So the needles did not work better.

A migraine is a very bad headache. The pain is often on one side. People can feel sick. Light and noise hurt them. Women get more migraines than men.

Migraines stop people from working. New medicines can help a lot. But they cost a lot of money. Scientists want to study the needles more.

Key Vocabulary

n.: a thin sharp piece of metal put in the body
n.: a very bad headache, often on one side
n.: pain in the head
n.: what doctors do to make you better
adj.: not real, but looks real
n.: things you take to stop being ill

Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

needlen.

a thin sharp piece of metal put in the body

kim (châm cứu)agulha（治療用の）針iğneagujaigłaإبرةnaaldигла针（治疗用的细针）침 / 바늘

migrainen.

a very bad headache, often on one side

chứng đau nửa đầuenxaqueca片頭痛migrenmigrañamigrenaالصداع النصفيmigraineмигрень偏头痛편두통

headachen.

pain in the head

chứng đau đầudores de cabeça頭痛baş ağrılarıdolores de cabezabóle głowyصداعhoofdpijnголовные боли头痛두통

treatmentn.

what doctors do to make you better

cách điều trịtratamento治療tedavitratamientoleczenieعلاجbehandelingлечение治疗치료

fakeadj.

not real, but looks real

giả (chỉ trông như thật)falso (que parece verdadeiro)偽の（本物に見せかけた）sahte (gerçek gibi görünen)falso (que parece real)pozorowany / fałszywyزائف / وهمي (يبدو حقيقياً)nep (lijkt echt)ненастоящий, поддельный假的（看起来像真的）가짜의 (진짜처럼 보이는)

medicinen.

things you take to stop being ill

thuốcmedicamentos / remédios薬ilaçlarmedicamentoslekiأدويةmedicijnenлекарства药、药物약

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Light and noise hurt people with a migraine.

More men than women get migraines.

The needles worked better than the fake treatment.

New medicines cost a lot of money.

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Where did the scientists put the small needles?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Where is the pain of a migraine often felt?

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