The investigators will investigate battlefield acupuncture as a treatment for the pain of hidradenitis suppurativa.

Participants will report their pain level daily for 4 weeks. At week 2 and 3, they will get acupuncture in the ears.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18 years or older
• dermatologist-confirmed diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa
• significant pain from hidradenitis at least twice weekly
• stable treatment regimen for hidradenitis during study period

Exclusion Criteria:

• disease or disfigurement of the ear that prevents battlefield acupuncture of the ears
• other chronic pain that will interfere with the ability to rate hidradenitis pain

There is no plan to share data

Participants will not know whether they got battlefield acupuncture or sham acupuncture