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Ear Acupuncture Therapy

Yingye Liao(廖映烨） MD.E-mail:liaoyingye0001@163.com

Ear acupuncture therapy treats and prevents diseases by stimulating certain points on the auricle with needles or other tools.

Ear acupuncture therapy treats and prevents diseases by stimulating certain points on the auricle with needles or other tools.

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Main contents

Anatomy of theAuricle Surface

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Distribution ofAuricular Points

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Clinical Application of

Ear Acupuncture

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Anatomy of the Auricle SurfaceAnatomy of the Auricle Surface

Distribution of Auricular PointsDistribution of Auricular PointsLike a fetus :head—downwardbuttock—upward

Like a fetus :head—downwardbuttock—upward

• 1.Earlobe---head/face• 2. Scapha---upper limbs• 3.Antihelix,two crura---

trunk/lower limbs• 4.Cavum and Cymba

Conchae---internal organs• 5.Helix crus---digestive

tract

Auricular Points Commonly Used

Helix and Helix Crus

Scapha

Triangular Fossa

Auricular Points Commonly Used

• Pt. Ear Center

Location: on the helix crus

Indications: hiccup, jaundice, diseases of the digestive tract, dermatosis, infantile enuresis

• Pt. Ear Apex

Location: at the tip of the scapha

Indications: fever,hypertension,acute conjunctivitis,etc.

• Pt. Sympathetic NerveLocation: the terminal of the

inferior antihelix crus.Indications: palpitation,

functional disorders of autonomous nerve system,gastrointestinal pain,etc.

• Pt. Wind Stream

Location: between Pt. Finger and Pt. Wrist

Indications: urticaria, cutaneous pruritus, asthma,allergic rhinitis

• Pt. Ear Shenmen

Location: the lateral 1/3 of the triangular fossa

Indications: insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep,pain.

IndicationsIndications

Pain Endocrine disorders Digestive disorders Nerve disordersInflammatory diseasesAllergic diseasesothers

Clinical Application of Ear AcupunctureClinical Application of Ear Acupuncture

• Priciples for selection points

• The diseased areas

• The theories of traditional Chinese medicine

• The physiology and pathology of modern medicine

• Clinical experience

Ear Acupuncture Therapy Ear Acupuncture Therapy

Embedding needleEmbedding needle

Seed-pressing therapySeed-pressing therapy

Electrc acupuncture

Acupuncture

Auricular-seed-pressing therapyAuricular-seed-pressing therapy

Vaccaria segetalisVaccaria segetalis

• Press the seed 3-5 times a days; each pressing lasts

2-3min• Retain the seeds for 3-5 days • 5-10 treatments make up a course

PrecautionsPrecautions

• Strict antisepsis is necessary• Slight simulation for elderly patients or the

patients with weak constitution• Contraindication:

frost-bite\inflammation\pregnant\sensitive to tape

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