What is it?
Auriculotherapy has several names, also being called auriculopuncture, ear acupuncture, ear acupuncture or auricular therapy. It is a form of alternative medicine that is based on the idea that our pinna, the outer part of our ear, is a microsystem that reflects our entire body.
How it works
Each of these points – about a hundred – would be directly related to all the parts and organs of our body, so if we influenced them, we could make changes in certain parts of them.
For this reason, auriculotherapy maintains that by stimulating these points that we have on the surface of the ear, through acupuncture or another method, other parts of our body can be affected, diagnosing and treating different health problems. It can be said that its approach is similar to that of foot reflexology or iridology.
BENEFITS
1. It is used to treat gynecological problems.
• Auriculotherapy has a very important use in the gynecological field, since it has been proven to be very effective when treating problems such as dysmenorrhea.
2. Helps lose weight.
• Many people receive auriculotherapy treatment to combat their overweight problems, since this technique is considered to be very effective for losing weight.
In this sense, ear puncture is mainly used for:
• Eliminate toxins
• Avoid fluid retention
• Reduce appetite, creating a feeling of satiety through the release of endorphins
• Treat the anxiety that weight loss processes usually cause
3. It is effective in treating pain.
Those who are dedicated to auriculotherapy explain that this technique is especially successful when it comes to treating pain of different types and origins, including those caused by:
• Headaches
• Sciatica
• Neuralgias
• It is also used to treat organic and functional disorders such as vertigo, insomnia or asthma.
4. Allows improvement in psychological and emotional disorders.
• It is considered that auriculotherapy is also very valid for addressing problems such as anxiety, depression or stress.
• This is because by releasing endorphins, the body undergoes a positive change that makes the affected person more willing to face everyday problems.
5. Control addiction problems.
• Auriculotherapy is an alternative method that is also used as an aid in the treatment of smoking and alcoholism.