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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. Main contents. 3. 1. Anatomy of the Auricle Surface. 2. Clinical
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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.
Main contents 3 1 Anatomy of the Auricle Surface 2 Clinical Application of Ear Acupuncture Distribution of Auricular Points
Distribution of Auricular Points 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
Helix and Helix Crus Auricular Points Commonly Used 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 Nerve Location: 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.
Indications Clinical Application of Ear Acupuncture • Pain • Endocrine disorders • Digestive disorders • Nerve disorders • Inflammatory diseases • Allergic diseases • others
Priciples for selection points • The diseased areas • The theories of traditional Chinese medicine • The physiology and pathology of modern medicine • Clinical experience
Embedding needle Seed-pressing therapy Electrc acupuncture Acupuncture Ear Acupuncture Therapy
Auricular-seed-pressing therapy Vaccaria 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
Precautions • Strict antisepsis is necessary • Slight simulation for elderly patients or the patients with weak constitution • Contraindication: frost-bite\inflammation\pregnant\sensitive to tape