SubscribeAuricular Acupuncture helps Insomnia
A systematic review of current literature conducted by authors from Hong Kong has concluded that auricular acupuncture appears to be effective for treating insomnia. Eight hundred and seventy eight (878) papers were searched of which only six trials (402 people treated with AA among 673 total participants) were deemed of high enough methodological quality to meet the inclusion criteria.
The recovery and improvement rates produced by AA were found to be significantly higher than those of diazepam. The efficacy of using Semen vaccariae ear seeds was better than that of controls while use of magnetic beads did not show statistical significance.
Six commonly used auricular acupoints were Shenmen (100%), Heart (83.33%), Occiput (66.67%), Subcortex (50%), Brain and Kidney (each 33.33%, respectively). The authors recommend that further, better-designed trials be carried out.
(Auricular acupuncture treatment for insomnia: a systematic review. J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Jul-Aug;13(6):669-76).
Ear Acupuncture
Ear Acupuncture can be used the same way as body acupuncture is used. The difference is that the Ear Acupuncture is more simple to use and because its closer to the brain, it seems to be more affective. The advantage is that the patient can go home with the needles on the body, while with body acupuncture the patient has to stay a couple of hours in the clinic. Both have the same applications, and the doctor uses one of these methods according to his/her knowledge, also both are based on the same principles. Instead of using needles you can use altamisa seeds or the doctor can use a laser on the specific ear points.
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Ear Acupuncture for Weight Loss
When Polish researchers examined acupuncture as a diet aid, they found that people who got needled lost ten more pounds and tickled two additional points off their BMIs compared with those who merely cut calories. Acupuncturist Marie Cargill explains that pressure points on the body mostly on the ear work as a switchboard to the brain, triggering electrical pulses that suppress appetite. The ear system is very effective for addition treatment, she says.
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