Auricular (or ear) Acupuncture is a specialised complementary therapy where acupuncture points on the outer ear are treated, using either needles or acupunctoscopes (electrical location and stimulation machines) to help relieve many chronic complaints.
There are over 200 acupuncture points on the ear, each point named after an area of our anatomy. The outer ear acts like a switchboard to the brain. Each acupuncture point being treated, triggers electrical impulses, from the ear, via the brain, to the specific part of the body being treated. Therefore if somebody had a painful knee, for example, by treating the ‘knee’ acupuncture point on the ear, it would help alleviate the pain.
The diagram opposite shows the shape of the auricle (ear) resembling a full-term foetus in the inverted position in the mothers womb. The classic Chinese Acupuncture points on the ear are in a similar position to the anatomical locations of the foetus.
All the head acupuncture points (eg. tonsils, throat, sinuses) for example, are located on the ear lobe. All the major organs (eg. lungs, heart, liver) are located in the concha or ‘well’ of the ear, and the lower limbs of the foetus are positioned at the ‘top’ of the ear, as are the acupuncture points for the knees, toes and ankles.
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