Ear acupuncture

The definitive pocket guide to ear acupuncture - now in a Second Edition!

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Written by one of the world's leading experts on Western auriculotherapy, Ear Acupuncture -- now in a fully updated
Second Edition -- provides readers with succinct descriptions of acupuncture points and practical advice on how to
incorporate ear acupuncture treatment strategies and techniques into daily practice.

Based on the work of auriculotherapy masters Nogier and Bahr, each practical two-page unit is comprised of concise text
on the left-hand side supplemented by clearly labeled line drawings on the right. Localization points indicated in
color depict each specific reflex zone. In cases where localization is particularly difficult, helpful enlargements of
the region in question allow for easy identification.

Features

360 high-quality drawings demonstrate key points and treatment options

Detailed coverage of nine new points, including the anger point, shen men point, super omega point, and more

Numerous cross-referenced indications tables allow quick access to needed information

This user-friendly guide is the ideal choice for students or teachers of acupuncture and pain management or for anyone
involved in the practice of complementary medicine

VII
Contents
1 Introduction 3
Zones of Projection . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Projection of the Locomotor
System 8
Auricular Innervation,
Projection of Germ Layers . . . . 8
The Three Germ Layers:
Ectoderm, Endoderm,
Mesoderm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Projection of the Locomotor
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locomotor System?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Projection of the Vertebral
Column/Thorax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Entire Vertebral Column . . . . 12
Structures of the Vertebral
Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cervical Spine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Thoracic Spine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lumbar Spine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
C0/C1 (Atlanto-occipital
Joint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
C7/T1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
T12/L1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
L5/S1
(Lumbosacral Transition). . . . 20
Coccyx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sacral Spine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Thorax뾑verview. . . . . . . . . . 22
Ribs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sternum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Clavicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Trunk Muscles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Projection of the Pelvis. . . . . . . 28
Pelvis뾑verview . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Pubic Bone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sacroiliac Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Perineum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Projection of the Lower Limb. 32
Entire Lower Limb . . . . . . . . . . 32
Hip Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Knee Joint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ankle Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Buttock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Thigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lower Leg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Achilles Tendon . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Toes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Projection of the Upper Limb. 44
Upper Limb뾑verview . . . . . 44
Large Joints뾑verview . . . . . 46
Shoulder Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Acromioclavicular Joint . . . . . 48
Elbow Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wrist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Upper Arm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Forearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Finger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Metacarpophalangeal Joint
of Thumb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Carpometacarpal Joint of
Thumb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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3 Projection of the Internal
Organs 56
Internal Organs뾑verview. . 56
Projection of the
Cardiovascular System . . . . . . . 58
Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Blood Vessels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lymph Vessels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Projection of the Respiratory
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Respiratory System?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lung. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Bronchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Trachea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Throat (Pharynx) . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Projection of the
Gastrointestinal System . . . . . . 66
Gastrointestinal System?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Esophagus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Stomach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Duodenum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Jejunum/Ileum
(Small Intestine). . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Colon (Large Intestine). . . . . . 70
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rectum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Anus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Liver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Gall Bladder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Pancreas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Projection of the Immune
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Spleen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Thymus Gland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tonsils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lymph Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Projection of the Urogenital
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Urogenital System뾑verview 82
Kidney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ureter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Urinary Bladder . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Urethra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Uterus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ovary/Testis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Vagina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Prostate/Fallopian Tube . . . . . 90
Penis/Clitoris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Projection of the Endocrine
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Endocrine System?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Thyroid Gland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Parathyroid Gland . . . . . . . . . . 94
Thymus Gland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Pancreas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adrenal Gland (Cortisone
Point). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4 Projection of the Head 98
Head뾑verview. . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Bony Skull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Projection of the Temporomandibular
Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Temporomandibular Joint . . . 100
Projection of the Jaws and
Teeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Upper and Lower Jaws, Teeth 102
Projection of the Lips and
Tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Lips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Oral Cavity, Tongue . . . . . . . . . 104
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Projection of the Tonsils and
Throat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tonsils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Throat (Pharynx) . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Projection of the Eyes and
Nose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Nose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Projection of the Paranasal
Sinuses and Ear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Paranasal Sinuses. . . . . . . . . . . 110
Ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Projection of the Facial Muscles
and Parotid Gland . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Facial Muscles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Parotid Gland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Projection of the Occipital
Trigger Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Occipital Trigger Points . . . . . 114
5 Projection of the Nervous
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Projection of the Central
Nervous System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Central Nervous System?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cerebral Lobes뾑verview. . . 120
Cortex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Frontal Lobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parietal Lobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Temporal Lobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Auditory Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Occipital Lobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Corpus Callosum . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Thalamus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Hypothalamus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Pituitary Gland. . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pituitary Gland Points . . . . . . 136
Limbic System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cerebellum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brain Stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Vomiting Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Reticular Formation . . . . . . . . 144
Spinal Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Projection of the Cranial
Nerves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cranial Nerves뾑verview. . . 148
Olfactory Nerve (CN I) . . . . . . 150
Optic Nerve (CN II) . . . . . . . . . 150
Oculomotor Nerve (CN III). . . 152
Trochlear Nerve (CN IV) . . . . . 152
Trigeminal Nerve (CN V) . . . . 154
Abducens Nerve (CN VI) . . . . 154
Facial Nerve (CN VII). . . . . . . . 156
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
(CN VIII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
(CN IX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Vagus Nerve (CN X) . . . . . . . . . 160
Accessory Nerve (CN XI) . . . . 162
Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII). . 162
Projection of the Autonomic
Nervous System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Autonomic Nervous System?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Sympathetic Nervous System?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Parasympathetic Nervous
System뾑verview. . . . . . . . . . 168
Sympathetic Nuclei of Origin
(Preganglionic Sympathetic
Nerves) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Sympathetic Trunk (Paravertebral
Chain of Sympathetic
Ganglia, Postganglionic Sympathetic
Nerves) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Superior Cervical Ganglion . . 174
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Middle Cervical Ganglion . . . 174
Inferior Cervical Ganglion
(Stellate Ganglion) . . . . . . . . . . 176
Nervous Organ Points. . . . . . . 178
Parasympathetic Nuclei of
Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Prevertebral Ganglions?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Bronchopulmonary Plexus . . 182
Cardiac Plexus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Celiac Plexus (Solar Plexus). . 184
Superior Mesenteric Plexus . 186
Inferior Mesenteric Plexus . . 186
Hypogastric Plexus . . . . . . . . . 188
Peripheral Nervous System . . 190
6 Functional Points . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Functional Points뾑verview 192
Hormone and Metabolite
Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Hormone and Metabolic
Points뾑verview. . . . . . . . . . . 194
Estrogen Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Progesterone Point . . . . . . . . . 196
Gonadotropin Point. . . . . . . . . 196
ACTH Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
TSH Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Prolactin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Endocrine Parathyroid Gland
Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Thyroid Gland Point . . . . . . . . 202
Thymus Gland Point . . . . . . . . 202
Endocrine Pancreas Point
(Insulin Point). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Adrenal Gland Point (Cortisone
Point). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Histamine Point (Allergy
Point 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Prostaglandin E1 Point
(PGE1 Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Prostaglandin E2 Point
(PGE2 Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Interferon Point . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Renin/Angiotensin Point . . . . 210
Beta-1-Receptor Point
(Beta-Blocker Point According
to Bahr). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Beta-2-Receptor Point (Beta-
Mimetic Point According to
Bahr) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Medication Analogue Points . . 214
Diazepam Analogue Point
(Valium Point According
to Bahr). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Barbiturate Analogue Point. . 214
Caffeine Analogue Point. . . . . 216
Nervous Organ Points . . . . . . . . 218
Nervous Organ Points?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Anger Point Syn. Nervous
Liver Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Psychotropic Points . . . . . . . . . . 220
Psychotropic Points?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Master Omega Point (Bromazepam
Analogue Point) . . . . . 220
Omega Point I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Omega Point II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Depression Point . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Anxiety Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Worry Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Anger Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Nicotine Analogue Point
According to Bahr 228
Aggression Point . . . . . . . . . . . 230
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Bridging Point According
to Bahr 230
Frustration Point . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Psychotherapy Point According
to Bourdiol 232
Analgesic Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Thalamus Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Prostaglandin E1 Point
(PGE1 Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Laterality Point According
to Bahr 236
Shen Men Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Pain Memory Points According
to Bahr 240
Cardinal Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Cardinal Points뾑verview . . 242
Prostaglandin E1 Point
(PGE1 Point)뾅orresponds to
Cardinal Point GB-41 of Body
Acupuncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Thymus Gland Point?
Corresponds to Cardinal Point
TB-5 of Body Acupuncture . . 244
Lung Zone뾅orresponds to
Cardinal Point LU-7 of Body
Acupuncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Diazepam Analogue Point
(Valium Point According to Bahr)
뾅orresponds to Cardinal Point
KI-6 of Body Acupuncture . . . 246
Stellate Ganglion Point뾅orresponds
to Cardinal Point PC-6
of Body Acupuncture . . . . . . . 246
Interferon Point뾅orresponds
to Cardinal Point SP-4 of Body
Acupuncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Retro-Celiac Plexus Point
(Retro-Solar Plexus Point, Retro-
Point Zero)뾅orresponds to
Cardinal Point SI-3 of Body
Acupuncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Pineal Gland Point뾅orresponds
to Cardinal Point BL-62 of Body
Acupuncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Energy Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Master Point of Oscillation
According to Bahr . . . . . . . . . . 252
Master Point of Regulation
According to Bahr . . . . . . . . . . 252
Super Omega Point According
to Bahr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Master Point of Qi Flow
According to Bahr . . . . . . . . . . 254
Point Zero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Point GV-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Focus Indicator Points. . . . . . . . 258
Focus Indicator Points According
to Bahr뾑verview. . . . . . . . . . 258
Histamine Point (Allergy
Point 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Cyclophosphamide Analogue
Point (Endoxan Point According
to Bahr, Allergy Point 2). . . . . 260
Prostaglandin E1 Point
(PGE1 Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vitamin C Point . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Laterality Point According
to Bahr 262
Tissue Layer Control Points . . . 264
Tissue Layer Control Points?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
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Indicator Points for Vitamins and
Trace Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Indicator Points for Vitamins
According to Bahr?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Indicator Points for Trace
Elements According to Bahr?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Important Silver Points. . . . . . . 268
Important Silver Points on the
Dominant Ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Zone-Dominating Points . . . . . 272
Zone-Dominating Points?
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Points Dominating Zone A
(ZA Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Points Dominating Zone B
(ZB Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Points Dominating Zone C
(ZC Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Points Dominating Zone D
(ZD Points). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Points Dominating Zone E
(ZE Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Points Dominating Zone F
(ZF Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Points Dominating Zone G
(ZG Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
7 Auxiliary Lines of Ear
Acupuncture 285
Barbiturate Point / Caffeine
Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Barbiturate Analogue Point,
Caffeine Analogue Point. . . . . 286
Auxiliary Line through Omega
Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Omega Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Aggression Point . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Auxiliary Lines through Point
Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Hormone Points . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Cortisone Point, ACTH Point. 290
Thymus Gland Point, Interferon
Point, Laterality Point. . . . . . . 292
Spleen Point, Diazepam
Analogue Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Depression Point, Tonsil Point,
TMJ Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Trigeminal Nerve . . . . . . . . . . . 294
First Rib Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
First Rib Point, Stellate Ganglion
Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Beta-1-Receptor Point . . . . . . 298
Endocrine Thyroid Gland
Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Auxiliary Lines near the
Tragus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Diazepam Analogue Point . . . 300
Phosphate Analogue Point. . . 300
Nicotine Analogue Point, Pineal
Gland Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Frustration Point . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Interferon Point . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Nose Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Aggression Point . . . . . . . . . . . 306
ACTH Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Points of the Pituitary Gland
Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Gonadotropin Point. . . . . . . . . 308
Auxiliary Lines for Points of
the Limbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Points of the Hip Joint, Knee
Joint, Ankle Joint . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Wrist Point, Knee Joint Point 310
Points of the Shoulder Joint,
Elbow Joint, Wrist . . . . . . . . . . 312
Kidney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
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Auxiliary Lines for Focus Indicator
Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Laterality Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Cyclophosphamide Analogue
Point (Allergy Point 2) . . . . . . 314
Histamine Point (Allergy
Point 1), Vitamin C Point . . . . 316
8 Meridians on the Ear 318
LU/LI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Lung Meridian . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Large Intestine Meridian . . . . 320
ST/SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Stomach Meridian . . . . . . . . . . 322
Spleen Meridian. . . . . . . . . . . . 322
HT/SI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Heart Meridian. . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Small Intestine Meridian . . . . 324
BL/KI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Bladder Meridian. . . . . . . . . . . 326
Kidney Meridian . . . . . . . . . . . 326
PC/TB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Pericardium Meridian . . . . . . 328
Triple Burner Meridian. . . . . . 328
GB/LR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Gall Bladder Meridian. . . . . . . 330
Liver Meridian . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
CV/GV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Conception Vessel (Ren Mai). 332
Governor Vessel (Du Mai) . . . 332
9 Indications 335
Indications뾑verview . . . . . . 336
Disorders of the Locomotor
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Headaches and Facial Pain. . . . 364
Allergic Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Respiratory Disorders . . . . . . . 378
Gastrointestinal Disorders. . . . 381
Inflammatory and Functional
Intestinal Disorders . . . . . . . . . . 383
Cardiovascular Diseases . . . . . . 386
Disorders of the Urogenital
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Hormonal Disorders . . . . . . . . . 394
Autonomic Symptoms . . . . . . . 398
Mental Health Disorders . . . . . 402
Addictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Patient Information Leaflet:
Permanent Needles . . . . . . . . . . 410
Appendix 412
Ear Topography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Projection Zones, Points, and
Meridians on the Ear. . . . . . . . . 415
Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
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