Auricular Acupuncture

Service Description

You’ve probably heard of traditional acupuncture, which uses small needles to stimulate points throughout your body, but there’s another type of acupuncture that focuses exclusively on your ears. It’s called auricular acupuncture. This is a type of auriculotherapy, which describes any acupressure or acupuncture treatment that’s limited to your ears. Auricular Acupuncture aims to restore the flow of qi by resolving any blockages or disruption. What are the potential benefits? People use auricular acupuncture to tackle a range of health concerns, including: chronic pain, especially low back pain migraine anxiety insomnia cancer pain and chemotherapy side effects weight loss substance use disorder depression digestive issues allergies There are more than 200 acupuncture points in the ear. In 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) created a standardised list of 39 auricular points. Of these 39 standard points, 10 master points are often used in auricular acupuncture treatments. Some of the most commonly used points in the ear include: shenmen, also called “ear shenmen” to differentiate it from another point on your wrist Lungs kidney sympathetic