ear acupuncture

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Summary: Acupuncture therapy by inserting needles in the ear. It is used to control pain and for treating various ailments.

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Publications

  1. Acupuncture and Chinese patent drugs for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome
    Zhao Lijue
    Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang, Guizhou 550001, China
    J Tradit Chin Med 25:99-101
  2. Acupuncture treatment of simple obesity
    Wei Qunli
    PLA General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210002 China
    J Tradit Chin Med 25:90-4
  3. [Comparison and analysis of therapeutic effects of different therapies on simple obesity]
    Tong wen Bu
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 27:337-40
  4. [Acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking and pressing for smoking cessation of 53 cases in Russia]
    Li Zhong Song
    Section of Community Medicine, The Fourth People s Hospital of Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 28:133-4
  5. Clinical trial of acupuncture for patients with spinal cord injuries
    Alice M K Wong
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil 82:21-7
  6. Computer-based quantification of traditional chinese-, ear- and Korean hand acupuncture: needle-induced changes of regional cerebral blood flow velocity
    Gerhard Litscher
    Biomedical Engineering and Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Graz, Austria
    Neurol Res 24:377-80
  7. An analysis on the therapeutic effects of auriculo-acupuncture in 38 obstinate hiccup cases of different races
    Suotang Kou
    The Affiliated Hospital of Gansu College of TCM, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, China
    J Tradit Chin Med 25:7-9
  8. Three-phase hand acupuncture: a new discovery inspired by the auricular acupuncture microsystem
    Nader E Soliman
    J Altern Complement Med 12:99-102
  9. The effects of auricular acupuncture on smoking cessation may not depend on the point chosen--an exploratory meta-analysis
    Adrian White
    Primary Care Research Group, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK
    Acupunct Med 24:149-56
  10. Auricular acupuncture treatment for insomnia: a systematic review
    Hai Yong Chen
    School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
    J Altern Complement Med 13:669-76

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  1. alternative medicine research
    www.mmrf.org/research/alternativemedicine.html

Publications62

  1. Acupuncture and Chinese patent drugs for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome
    Zhao Lijue
    Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang, Guizhou 550001, China
    J Tradit Chin Med 25:99-101
  2. Acupuncture treatment of simple obesity
    Wei Qunli
    PLA General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210002 China
    J Tradit Chin Med 25:90-4
    In order to investigate the therapeutic effects of ear acupuncture, body acupuncture and the combined use of the two in the treatment of simple obesity, 195 cases of obesity were divided into three groups, in which different reinforcing ..
  3. [Comparison and analysis of therapeutic effects of different therapies on simple obesity]
    Tong wen Bu
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 27:337-40
    ..CONCLUSION: Auricular and body acupuncture combined with moving cupping at back-shu points has obvious therapeutic effect on simple obesity and this is a better therapy for simple obesity...
  4. [Acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking and pressing for smoking cessation of 53 cases in Russia]
    Li Zhong Song
    Section of Community Medicine, The Fourth People s Hospital of Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 28:133-4
    ....
  5. Clinical trial of acupuncture for patients with spinal cord injuries
    Alice M K Wong
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil 82:21-7
    ..CONCLUSION: The use of concomitant auricular and electrical acupuncture therapies, when implemented early in acute spinal cord injury, can contribute to significant neurologic and functional recoveries...
  6. Computer-based quantification of traditional chinese-, ear- and Korean hand acupuncture: needle-induced changes of regional cerebral blood flow velocity
    Gerhard Litscher
    Biomedical Engineering and Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Graz, Austria
    Neurol Res 24:377-80
    ..of the ophthalmic (OA) and the middle cerebral (MCA) artery during traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCA), ear acupuncture (EA), Korean hand acupuncture (KHA) and placebo needling (PN) by simultaneous and continuous transcranial ..
  7. An analysis on the therapeutic effects of auriculo-acupuncture in 38 obstinate hiccup cases of different races
    Suotang Kou
    The Affiliated Hospital of Gansu College of TCM, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, China
    J Tradit Chin Med 25:7-9
  8. Three-phase hand acupuncture: a new discovery inspired by the auricular acupuncture microsystem
    Nader E Soliman
    J Altern Complement Med 12:99-102
  9. The effects of auricular acupuncture on smoking cessation may not depend on the point chosen--an exploratory meta-analysis
    Adrian White
    Primary Care Research Group, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK
    Acupunct Med 24:149-56
    ..Further experiments are necessary to confirm or refute these observational conclusions...
  10. Auricular acupuncture treatment for insomnia: a systematic review
    Hai Yong Chen
    School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
    J Altern Complement Med 13:669-76
    ..CONCLUSIONS: AA appears to be effective for treating insomnia. Because the trials were low quality, further clinical trials with higher design quality, longer duration of treatment, and longer follow-up should be conducted...
  11. More about auricular acupuncture for insomnia
    Myeong Soo Lee
    J Altern Complement Med 14:106-8
  12. [Observation on therapeutic effect of ear point blood-letting combined with cupping on Back-shu points for treatment of acne vulgaris]
    Shou jiang Song
    Dingxi City People s Hospital, Gansu 743000, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 27:626-8
    ..01). CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effect of ear point blood-letting combined with cupping at Back-shu points is significantly better than that of oral administration of Tetracycline and external application of Cuochuangping Ointment...
  13. [Treatment of residual neuralgia of herpes zoster by ear point taping and pressing therapy combined with acupoint-injection]
    Bo Wu
    Chengdu City Second People s Hospital, Sichuan 610017, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 27:807-9
    ..05). CONCLUSION: Ear point taping and pressing therapy combined with acupoint-injection is effective and safe for treatment of residual neuralgia of herpes zoster...
  14. [Survey of studies on adjuvant diagnostic method of stimulating auricular points at home and abroad]
    Gong Sun Chen
    1st Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 27:939-41
    ..The authors hope it will give some invigoration or illumination to my colleagues in acupuncture, especially those who are interested in auricular acupuncture...
  15. [Clinical study on correlativity of stagnation of the liver-qi with tenderness response of auricular points]
    Juan Liu
    Department of Internal Medicine, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100700, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 27:345-8
    ..The correlativity were Gan>Shidao>Sanjiao>Pi>Yidan>Tingzhong>Wei>Shenmen. CONCLUSION: TCM syndromes and auricular points have correlativity...
  16. The therapeutic efficacy of somatic acupuncture is not increased by auriculotherapy: a randomised, blind control study in cervical myofascial pain
    Francesco Ceccherelli
    Department of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology, University of Padova, Italy
    Complement Ther Med 14:47-52
    Auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture) is a therapeutic technique in which points on the auricle are stimulated with needles...
  17. Detection of ear acupuncture points by measuring the electrical skin resistance in patients before, during and after orthopedic surgery performed under general anesthesia
    Taras I Usichenko
    Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Department, University of Greifswald, Germany
    Acupunct Electrother Res 28:167-73
    The aim was to study the detection of ear acupuncture points (EAP) by measuring the electrical skin resistance under general anesthesia...
  18. Effects of bilateral auricular acupuncture stimulation on body weight in healthy volunteers and mildly obese patients
    Takemasa Shiraishi
    Department of Neurophysiology, Division of Human Structure and Function, The Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara 259 1193, Japan
    Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 228:1201-7
    ..We propose a possible mechanism for the weight-reducing effects of bilateral auricular acupuncture stimulation...
  19. Comparing effects of auricular acupressure with and without an internet-assisted program on smoking cessation and self-efficacy of adolescents
    Hsing-Hsia Chen
    Department of Applied Mathematics, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, Republic of China
    J Altern Complement Med 12:147-52
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The combination of auricular acupressure and Internet-assisted smoking cessation program was more efficacious than auricular acupressure alone in terms of quit rate...
  20. Use of acupuncture in female infertility and a summary of recent acupuncture studies related to embryo transfer
    Elisabet Stener Victorin
    Institute of Neuroscience and Physiolopgy, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Sweden
    Acupunct Med 24:157-63
    ..But the use of different study protocols makes it difficult to draw definitive conclusions. It seems, however, that acupuncture has a positive effect and no adverse effects on pregnancy outcome...
  21. Ear acupuncture in the control of migraine pain: selecting the right acupoints by the "needle-contact test"
    M Romoli
    F.I.S.A.-Italian Federation of Acupuncture Societies, Prato, Italy
    Neurol Sci 26:s158-61
    ..is increasing evidence that somatic acupuncture can be helpful in migraine treatment, but substantial data on ear acupuncture (EAP) are still lacking...
  22. Investigation of specificity of auricular acupuncture points in regulation of autonomic function in anesthetized rats
    Xin Yan Gao
    School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, 7 Baptist University Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    Auton Neurosci 138:50-6
    ..Rather, there is a similar pattern of autonomic changes in response to auricular acupuncture, with variable intensity depending on the area of stimulation...
  23. Effectiveness of auricular therapy on sleep promotion in the elderly
    Lorna K P Suen
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom
    Am J Chin Med 30:429-49
    ..04, p < 0.001). The paper concludes that auricular therapy using magnetic pearls is an effective means of improving the quantity and quality of sleep in the elderly...
  24. [Effects of ear point needle embedding therapy on memory disorder and expression of beta-amyloid protein in the rat of vascular dementia]
    Yu wei Lu
    Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guizhou 550004, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 26:804-8
    ..05). CONCLUSION: Auricular acupuncture can reduce or inhibit the over-production of Abeta in the brain, so as to improve the learning and memory capacity of the VD model rat...
  25. Auricular acupuncture increases cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of Sprague-Dawley rats
    E H Kim
    Dept. of Meridianology, College of Oriental Medicine, Semyung University, Chungbuk, 390-711, South Korea
    Acupunct Electrother Res 26:187-94
    ..In addition, the effect of AA on cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus was more profound in the food-supplied group. These findings demonstrate that AA enhances cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of adult rats...
  26. [The Italian Society of Reflexotherapy, Acupuncture and Auricular Therapy (SIRAA) : from the origins to the third millennium]
    P E Quirico
    SIRAA, C so G Ferraris 164, 10134 Torino
    Minerva Med 94:1-7
    ....
  27. [Observation on therapeutic effect of auricular acupuncture combined with body acupuncture for treatment of cardiac neurosis]
    Guang Mei Mu
    Zhoukou Health School of Henan Province, Zhoukou 466000, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 28:409-10
    ..8% in the medication group with very significant differences (P < 0.01), the former being better than the latter. CONCLUSION: Auricular acupuncture combined with body acupuncture is the best method for treatment of cardiac neurosis...
  28. Analgesic effect of auricular acupuncture for cancer pain: a randomized, blinded, controlled trial
    David Alimi
    Pain Management Unit, INSERM, U521, Villejuif, France
    J Clin Oncol 21:4120-6
    ..0001). CONCLUSION: The observed reduction in pain intensity measured on the VAS represents a clear benefit from auricular acupuncture for these cancer patients who are in pain, despite stable analgesic treatment...
  29. Acupuncture reflexotherapy in the treatment of sensory urgency that persists after transurethral resection of the prostate: a preliminary report
    Luigi Ricci
    Anaesthesiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I, Ancona, Italy
    Neurourol Urodyn 23:58-62
    ..CONCLUSIONS: This study has pointed out that acupuncture reflexotherapy has a real benefit in patients with sensory urgency that persists after transurethral resection of the prostate...
  30. Interpreting conflicting findings from clinical trials of auricular acupuncture for cocaine addiction: does treatment context influence outcome?
    Arthur Margolin
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 8:111-21
    ..The need to critically consider the influence of treatment context and other potential moderating variables on outcome in order to draw conclusions regarding treatment effectiveness is discussed...
  31. The use of acupuncture in implant dentistry
    Amornpong Vachiramon
    Implant Dent 13:58-64
    ....
  32. Exercise and manual auricular acupuncture: a pilot assessor-blind randomised controlled trial. (The acupuncture and personalised exercise programme (APEP) trial)
    S M McDonough
    Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:31
    ..TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN94142364...
  33. Out-of-hospital auricular acupressure in elder patients with hip fracture: a randomized double-blinded trial
    Renate Barker
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Acad Emerg Med 13:19-23
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The authors encourage physicians, health care providers, and emergency rescuers to learn this easy, noninvasive, and inexpensive technique for its effects in decreasing anxiety and pain during emergency transportation...
  34. [Treatment of simple obesity with electro-acupuncture and auricular acupoint pressing: a report of 177 cases]
    Wei-Hong Li
    Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
    Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2:449, 458
  35. Efficacy of ear-point stimulation on experimentally induced seizure
    Jia Shu
    Department of Anatomy, Institute of Acupuncture Research, WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, China
    Acupunct Electrother Res 30:43-52
    ..Based on the results above, it was suggested that ear-point electrical stimulation could cause certainly efficacy of anti-seizure, which may be relative with the great auricular nerve...
  36. Electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points is more effective than conventional manual auricular acupuncture in chronic cervical pain: a pilot study
    Sabine M Sator Katzenschlager
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care B, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Anesth Analg 97:1469-73
    ....
  37. Auricular electro-acupuncture as an additional perioperative analgesic method during oocyte aspiration in IVF treatment
    Sabine M Sator Katzenschlager
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    Hum Reprod 21:2114-20
    ..001). CONCLUSION: Auricular EA significantly reduces pain intensity and analgesic consumption of the opioid remifentanil during oocyte aspiration in IVF treatment...
  38. Acupuncture and substance abuse: a synopsis, with indications for further research
    Katharine C Otto
    The Healing Center, Savannah, GA, USA
    Am J Addict 12:43-51
    ..Incorporating acupuncture into existing programs offers a promising approach. Proponents say ear acupuncture alleviates acute opiate withdrawal, reduces craving for all substances, and helps retain patients in ..
  39. Auricular acupuncture for dental anxiety: a randomized controlled trial
    Matthias Karst
    Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Clinic, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    Anesth Analg 104:295-300
    ..032 and 0.049, respectively). In conclusion, both, auricular acupuncture and intranasal midazolam were similarly effective for the treatment of dental anxiety...
  40. Effects of acupuncture on humoral immunologic function and trace elements in 20 cases of Behcet's disease
    P Yu
    First Clinical Medical College, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang Province 150001
    J Tradit Chin Med 21:100-2
    ....
  41. [Survey and prospects of mini-acupuncture system therapy for cervical spondylosis]
    Chun sheng Jia
    Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of TCM of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 28:313-6
    The article introduces resent 10 years' application survey of ear acupuncture, abdominal acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, hand acupuncture and other mini-acupuncture system therapies in clinical treatment of cervical spondylopathy, ..
  42. Acupuncture for the treatment of obesity: a review of the evidence
    J M Lacey
    West Chester University, Sturzebecker Health Sciences Center, PA 19383, USA
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:419-27
    ..Despite the unique challenges involved, further careful study of acupuncture's potential usefulness as an adjunct in weight management is recommended. An agenda for future research in this area is provided...
  43. [Effect of acupuncture on serum insulin level in the patient of simple obesity]
    Xiu Ling Gao
    Section of Acup Moxibustion, TCM Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 27:738-40
    ..05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture combined with ear point tapping and pressing therapy has a similar therapeutic effect to western medicine for slimming, but the former is better than the later in improving serum insulin level...
  44. Acupuncture treatment of hiccup
    Jinsheng Hu
    Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700
    J Tradit Chin Med 22:148-51
  45. A large randomized placebo controlled study of auricular acupuncture for alcohol dependence
    Milton L Bullock
    Center for Addiction and Alternative Medicine Research, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
    J Subst Abuse Treat 22:71-7
    ..Generally, acupuncture was not found to make a significant contribution over and above that achieved by conventional treatment alone in reduction of alcohol use...
  46. Treating drug using prison inmates with auricular acupuncture: a randomized controlled trial
    Anne H Berman
    Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Frescati Hagväg 14, plan 3, S 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
    J Subst Abuse Treat 26:95-102
    ..Future research should compare auricular acupuncture to a non-invasive control in order to attempt to disentangle active effects from placebo...
  47. Effects of ear points' pressing on parameters related to obesity in non-obese healthy and obese volunteers
    Ching Hui Yeh
    Department of Family Medicine, Zuoying Armed Force General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan
    J Altern Complement Med 14:309-14
    ..Further studies are needed to detect the effect of ear points' pressing by increasing sample sizes and conducting randomized control trials with both healthy and obese volunteers...
  48. Dan zhi xiao yao yin combined with auricular-point-pressing for treatment of optic atrophy--a clinical observation of 51 cases
    Haiyan Yang
    Xuzhou Municipal TCM Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221003, China
    J Tradit Chin Med 24:259-62
    ..05). The therapeutic effect of Dan Zhi Xiao Yao Yin combined with auricular-point -pressing therapy in increasing the visual acuity and enlarging the visual field was superior to that of the routine western drugs...
  49. Auricular acupuncture, education, and smoking cessation: a randomized, sham-controlled trial
    Ian D Bier
    I B Scientific, LLC, 1 Griffith Drive, Durham, NH 03824, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:1642-7
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture and education, alone and in combination, significantly reduce smoking; however, combined they show a significantly greater effect, as seen in subjects with a greater pack-year history...
  50. [Smoking cessation with ear acupuncture. Descriptive study on patients after a smoking cessation treatment with ear acupuncture]
    B Ausfeld Hafter
    Kollegiale Instanz für Komplementärmedizin, Universität Bern, Switzerland
    Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 11:8-13
    ..OBJECTIVE: The present study is an evaluation of the smoking behavior of patients treated with ear acupuncture for smoking cessation. Additionally we investigated factors that favor or impede smoking cessation...
  51. [Role of auriculotherapy in smoking cessation. Personal experience]
    Fadhila Sakka
    Tunis Med 80:217-9
    ..5%) had given up completely and 24 people had reduced their smoking by more than half. Auriculotherapy is an useful aid for giving up smoking. It is easy and painless, has no secondary effects and it is economic...
  52. The effects of the acupuncture treatment for smoking cessation in high school student smokers
    Hee-Cheol Kang
    Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea
    Yonsei Med J 46:206-12
    ....
  53. Auricular acupressure as a treatment for anxiety before extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the elderly
    Bruno Mora
    Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    J Urol 178:160-4; discussion 164
    ..These data prove that this is an effective treatment for anxiety that improves the patient overall perception of ESWL...
  54. Randomised controlled study in the primary healthcare sector to investigate the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy for the treatment of uncomplicated chronic rachialgia: a study protocol
    Jorge Vas
    Pain Treatment Unit, Primary Healthcare Centre, Dos Hermanas, Spain
    BMC Complement Altern Med 8:36
    ..TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN01897462...
  55. Auricular acupuncture for insomnia: duration and effects in Korean older adults
    Kwuy Bun Kim
    College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
    J Gerontol Nurs 33:23-8; quiz 30-1
    ..The duration effects of auricular acupuncture were maintained for 2 weeks. Clinicians should consider providing auricular acupuncture as an alternative method for improving quality of sleep in older adults...
  56. The long-term effects of auricular therapy using magnetic pearls on elderly with insomnia
    L K P Suen
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hunghom, PR China
    Complement Ther Med 11:85-92
    ....
  57. New auricular therapy providing pain relief to some patients
    Bonnie J Horrigan
    Explore (NY) 4:228-31
  58. [Observation on therapeutic effect of auricular point sticking combined with Tongshiji treatment on child ametropic amblyopia]
    Chuan Tong Fei
    Department of Ophthalmology, Zhejiang Provincial Rongjun Hospital, Jiaxing 314000, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 28:270-2
    ..05). CONCLUSION: Auricular point sticking combined with Tongshiji treatment for child ametropic amblyopia is of characteristics of convenient manipulation, obvious and rapid therapeutic effect...
  59. [Observation on ear point taping and pressing therapy for treatment of primary dysmenorrhea]
    Ren Ding Wu
    Rehabilitation Section, Yongchun Hospital of Quanzhou City, Fujian 362600, China
    Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 27:815-7
    ..CONCLUSION: Ear point taping and pressing therapy has significant therapeutic effect on primary dysmenorrhea...