Auricular Therapy
Auricular Therapy is a health care procedure in which stimulation of the auricle of the external ear is utilized to alleviate health conditions in other parts of the body. While originally based upon the ancient Chinese practices of acupuncture, the somatotopic correspondence of specific parts of the body to specific parts of the ear was first developed in France. It is this integrated system of Chinese and Western practices which is commonly used by health care practitioners that we call Auricular Therapy.
Almost all health conditions can be affected to some degree by stimulated ear points. The most common reported uses have been for control of chronic pain, detoxification from addictions, (smoking and heroin and cocaine), relief from nausea, and high blood pressure, weight control…
Human studies have shown that stimulation of ear acupuncture points appears to cause the systemic release of endorphins.
