Auriculotherapy is a therapeutic intervention in which points on the external ear are stimulated to alleviate health conditions, pain or other imbalances in other parts of the body. It is based on both the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture as well as the French system of somatotopic correspondences of specific parts of the body to specific parts of the ear.
Ear acupuncture is very effective when used on its own or as a supplement to body acupuncture. It has been shown to be helpful in treating a wide variety of conditions including: addiction, chronic or acute pain, weight loss, digestive issues, endocrine imbalances, anxiety or depression, insomnia, hypertension, allergies and more.