Ear acupuncture is a therapy in which needles are inserted into certain points on the ear for the purpose of treating disease. Its use has been recorded in classical Chinese medical books.
Benefits of Ear Acupuncture
Ear acupuncture is especially effective in treating pain in the head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Each point of the outer ear is related to a specific part of the body. By inserting needles into these areas, we can treat diseases in the area of the body related to those points. There are about 200 acupuncture points in the ear.
Auricular therapy is not only an important component of Traditional Chinese Medicine, but also a powerful diagnostic method. It is a unique branch of acupuncture and moxibustion and has an independent system of diagnosis and treatment. The World Health Organization defined it as the micro-acupuncture system.
My training in ear acupuncture was with Dr. Li-Chun Huang, the founder of Auricular Medicine International Research and Training Center, Inc.
Ear acupuncture is very effective for weight loss, smoking cessation and facial rejuvenation.