Ear Acupuncture

Man Undergoing Auricular Acupuncture

The various positions on the body have corresponding points on the ear.
The auricle of the ear is a unique microcosm that can display complete information about the whole body. The human body's twelve yin and yang channels on the hands and feet all reach the ear either directly or indirectly. In "The Chapter of Verbal Enquiries" in Ling Shu (Spiritual Junctures), it says, "In the ear, all of the energy channels are put together." In "The Chapter of Essays on Words of Gold and Truth" in Su Wen (Questions of Simplicity), it says, "Red from the south goes to the heart, opens on the ear, hides spirit in the heart." So, we can tell one's congenital physique from one's ear color, high or low position, thickness, flat or round shape, and firmness. We may even be able to tell the pathologies of many generations from the ear's shape and appearance.
So, how do we judge the actual situation of the internal organs by observing the ear's color, shape, or thickness? In "The Chapter of Organs" in Ling Shu it says, "If the ear is black and small, the kidney is small. If the ear is thick, the kidney is big. If the ear is high, the kidney is high. If the back of the ear falls then the kidney is low. If the ear is firm, the kidney is firm. If the ear is thin the kidney is weak. If the kidney is small then it is safe and difficult to be injured. If it is firm, it does not get sick. If the kidney is big, big means empty and an empty kidney causes deafness or tinnitus."
Most of us may not know that one of the major characteristics of ear acupuncture treatment is stopping pain with obvious curative effectiveness.
One day, a patient with tooth pain came to see me. He said, "Doctor, the money I spent on dentists over these past years could buy a house…." After one ear of acupuncture treatment, the pain stopped and he didn't have tooth-pain anymore.

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