Auricular or
ear acupuncture has been around for a very long time. It is also
known as Auriculotherapy or acupressure. Dr. Paul Nogier, a
Frenchman, developed this form of acupuncture in 1957. Dr. Nogier
is considered the, ...father of modern ear acupuncture (Gori).
There were also reports of ear
acupuncturebeing used in, ... Ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece and
all [of] the Mediterranean area (Gori). All of the different
systems of acupuncture, originated in China around 500 B.C from the
book, the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine. This book
implied that there were six yang meridians that were attached to
the auricle of the ear. The names for the auricular points were not
always what they are now. The names from, Chinese and French
auricular acupuncture points were used for many years until in 1990
the World National Organization conducted an international meeting
and standardized the auricular anatomical names (IBT Staff
Report). Ear or auricular acupuncture is being used and
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The Sympathetic
Autonomic point can balance the sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous systems. The
sympathetic nervous systemdeals with the bodys flight or fight
response and the
parasympathetic nervous systemdeals with
the bodys rest and digest function. It has been known as the
master point for, ...balancing sympathetic nervous system
activation with parasympathetic sedation (St.). These are the
points that will help with blood circulation, reducing pain levels,
treating kidney stones, and asthma. The forward helix, ... is
located at the front top cartilage of your ears. The outer rim of
your ear is called the helix which means that forward helix if the
front side of this rim. This is where your face and ears meet
(Models). The piercing is very difficult and is painful to get
because it goes through bony cartilage. It is a very unique
piercing and can help out a lot if someone gets it
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