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AURICULAR ACUPUNCTUREANATOMY OF THE EARS
Shih Hao Ho, LAcMeridian Acupuncture & Herb Clinic
www.meridianahc.com
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• Many important anatomical landmarks
• we will only focus on the areas that contain NADA points
• since there are only 5 NADA points
• easier than full-fledge auricular acupuncture (AA) or ear acupuncture
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Superior landmarksHelix
Anti-helixTriangular Fossa
Concha
Inferior structuresTragus
Intertragic NotchAntitragus
KEY ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS
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HELIX• the prominent rim of the auricle
• one of the easily landmark to identify
• you can’t miss it
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ANTI-HELIX• The curved prominence of cartilage
parallel with and in front of the helix on the auricle
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ANTI-HELIX• The curved prominence of cartilage
parallel with and in front of the helix on the auricle
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INFERIOR ANTIHELIX CRUS
• crus: any leg-like part or process (latin)
• plural crura
• difficult to see from the side or even front
• best to access it by gently rolling the helix away from the antihelix
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TRIANGULAR FOSSA
• a shallow depression in the anterior part of the top of the ear's auricle
• between the two crura into which the antihelix divides
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CONCHA• concha: latin for any shell-shaped structure
• plural: conchae
• The deepest depression in the auricle
• leads to the external auditory canal or meatus.
• partly covered by tragus in front and the antitragus behind
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CYMBA CONCHA• the upper, smallest, narrowest end of the
concha above the crus helicis
• cymba
• Greek, meaning the hollow of a vessel, a cup, a bowl, a boat
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CAVUM CONCHAE• cavum: an anatomical recess or hollow
• cavum conchae: cavity of concha
• the space within the lower, larger portion of the concha below the crus helicis
• forms the vestibule leading into the external acoustic meatus
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HelixAnti-helix
Triangular FossaScaphoid Fossa
Concha
Inferior structuresTragus
Intertragic NotchAntitragus
KEY ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS
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• The small pointed eminence of the auricle, situated in front of the concha, and projecting backward over the meatus
TRAGUS
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ANTITRAGUS• A small tubercle on the visible part of the
auricle
• The antitragus is located just above the earlobe and points anteriorly
• separated from the tragus by the intertragic notch.
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INTERTRAGIC NOTCH
• The structure that separates the tragus from the antitragus
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Superior landmarksHelix
Anti-helixTriangular Fossa
Concha
Inferior structuresTragus
Intertragic NotchAntitragus
KEY ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS
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Inferior antihelix crus (sympathetic)Triangular fossa (shen men)Cymba conchae (kidney)
Angle of cymba concha (liver)Cavum conchae (lung)
THE 5 AREAS CONTAINING NADA POINTS
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• http://www.earacupuncture.info/english/lasertherapy.html
• http://bodypiercingmag.com/tragus-piercing-facts-precautions-aftercare-pictures.html
• https://www.pinterest.com/jobinag/tats
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