Essentialsof

Auriculotherapy


TerryOleson,PhD

LecturepresentationforAuriculotherapyCertificationInstitute
basedupontheAuriculotherapyManualbyDr.TerryOleson

OverviewofAuriculotherapy

Auricle:ExternalEar

Therapy:Treatmenttoalleviatedisordersin
otherareasofbody
RelationshipbetweenPartsofBodyandAreasofEar
RemoteTreatmentofBodybyStimulationofExternalEar

HistoryofAuriculotherapy

AncientChina:
Earacupointsforspecifichealthdisorders
YangAlarmpointsfoundonear
Nospecificanatomicalpatternonear

AncientEgypt,Greece,andRome:
Earpiercingforsciatica

AncientPersia:
Cauterizationoftheearforsciatica

MiddleAges:
PhysicianswithDutchEastIndiaCompany
broughtacupuncturetoEurope.

ModernEurope:
Dr.PaulNogier,Dr.RenBourdiol,Dr.Frank
Bahr
Observedscaronpatientseartreatedfor
sciatica
aftercauterybylaypractitioner
DevelopedInvertedFetusviewin1957
TreatiseofAuriculotherapytextfocused
onmusculoskeletalreflexes
RflexCardiacAuriculaire(RAC)
VascularAutonomicSignal(VAS)
WorldHealthOrganizationmeetingin
Lyon,Francein1990


InvertedFetusPattern SomatotopicEarMap

WorldHealthOrganizationMeetingin1990

BackRowCircles:Dr.TerryOleson,Dr.FrankBahr
FrontRowCircles:Dr.PaulNogier,Dr.RaphaelNogier


HistoryofAuriculotherapy

ModernChina:
RevitalizationofOrientalmedicinebyMaoTseTung
ChineselearnofNogierinvertedfetusmodelin1958
Barefootdoctorsutilizesomatotopicmodelsoftheear
NanjingarmyearacupunctureteamconfirmsNogiermap
H.L.WenofHongKongdiscoversuseofearacupunctureforopiateaddictionbyneedlesinLungandShen
Men
UnitedStates:
IntegrationofChineseandEuropeanauricularmicrosystems
UCLAcontrolledstudyonauriculardiagnosis
Doctorexaminingearblindtopatientsmusculoskeletalproblem
75.5%levelofcorrectdetectionsofearpointsrelatedtopain.
Dr.MichaelSmithNADAprogramatLincolnHospitalinNewYorkCity.
NationalAcuDetoxAssocprotocolofneedlesplacedinfiveearpoints:
Lung,ShenMen,Liver,Kidney,Sympathetic
InternationalConsensusConferenceonAcupuncture,
Auriculotherapy,andAuricularMedicine(ICCAAAM99)
AuriculotherapyCertificationInstituteformedin1999(ACI)
foradvancedtrainingsandcertificationofpractitioners
www.auriculotherapy.org

MultipleRepresentationsofMicrosystems

Acupointsonskincorrespondstounderlying
internalorgans
FrontMuAlarmPointsandBackShuPoints
HirataZonesof12principalorgansand12
bodyregions
ZhangsEmbryoContainingInformationof
WholeOrganism
(ECIWO)
FootReflexology
HandReflexology
KoryoHandTherapy
ScalpAcupuncture
MultipleKeyboardstoCentralComputer

AuricularSomaticCorrespondences

AuricularMicrosystem:
MicrocosmwithintheMacrocosm
MicrosystemsconnecttoMacroAcupuncturemeridianchannels
DistalAcupointsontheHandsandFeetforremotetreatmentsites
SomatotopicInversion:
Soma=Body
Topography=Map
Bodyrepresentedontheearinupsidedownpattern
IpsilateralRepresentation:
Reactiveearpointsfoundonsamesideofbodypathology
Pathologyinbodyprojectstocontralateralbrain
Contralateralbrainprojectstoipsilateralsideofear

OrientalMedicineandEarAcupuncture

QiEnergy:Invisibleforcethatiseverywhereandmoveseverything.
MeridianChannels:Linesofqienergyflowbetweenacupoints.
PainandPathology:Blockage,deficiency,excess,stagnationofqi.
TaoistDuality:OppositesofYangsunlightandYindarkness.
AshiPoints:Painfultriggerpointsofmusclespasms.
FiveElementsofEnergy:Fire,Metal,Water,Earth,Wood.
FiveYinOrgans:Heart,Lung,Liver,Spleen,Kidney.
SixYangOrgans:
OnlyYangMeridiansconnecttoheadandthusconnecttoear.
IndirectlyconnecteartoYinMeridiansthroughcorrespondingtoYangMeridian

AuricularSomaticCorrespondences

ReactiveEarReflexPoints
EarchangesrespondtobodypathologyasSympatheticArousal
DecreasedElectrodermalSkinResistance
IncreasedElectrodermalSkinConductance
HeightenedTendernessatlocalizedauricularregions
Observeableskinsurfacediscolorationsoverspecificregionsofauricle
BiDirectionalReflexPathways
OrganoCutaneousReflexes:
Pathologicalorgansprojecttocorrespondingearregion
CutaneoOrganicReflexes:
Earstimulationrelievescorrespondingbodypathology

OrganoCutaneousReflexes

HolographicModelandAuriculotherapy

Reiterationofwholeofbodyinonepartofbody

Holographicphotographyservesasrealworldexample
BeamsplitterdividesLaserlightintoseparaterays
Reflectedlaserbeamscollideonphotographicobject
Waveforminterferencepatternsactivateholographicnegative
Partsofholographicnegativecontainpictureofwhole
BrainholographicmodeldevelopedbyKarlPribram

HolographicUniversetextappliedtermtoauriculotherapy


BrainStimulationtoReducePain

TaoistDualityintheNervousSystem

YangNervousSystem YinNervousSystem
SympatheticArousal ParasympatheticConservation
ReticularActivatingSystem RapheSedationPathways
LimbicArousalSystem ExtrapyramidalMotorControl
LeftCerebralCortex RightCerebralCortex

YangNeurotransmitters YinNeurotransmitters
NorepinephrineArousal AcetylcholineControl
DopaminePleasurePathways SerotoninSedation
GlutamateExcitatorySynapses GABAInhibitorySynapses
CortisolStressHormones EndorphinPainInhibition

EndorphinsandAuricularAcupuncture

Sjolund&Erriksson(1976)
EaracupunctureincreasesplasmaEndorphinlevels.
Pertetal.(1981)
EndorphinCSFlevelsincrease60%afterearacupuncture.
Mayeretal.(1977)
StimulationofbodyLI4raiseddentalpainthreshold.
Naloxoneproducedreversalofpainthresholds.
Simmons&Oleson(1993)
Elevationofdentalpainthresholdbytrueauricularstimulation.
Nochangeinpainthresholdbyshamauricularstimulation.
Naloxoneinjectionsreduceddentalpainthresholdthatwas
elevatedbyAuriculotherapy.

BrainComputerModelofMicrosystem

BrainComputerModel:
PeripheralComputerKeyboard:
Microsystemreflexconnectionstocentralnervoussystem
MicrochipCentralProcessingUnit:
BrainpaincontrolsystemlikeFireAlarmsystem

AnatomyoftheExternalEar

EarSizeRelatedtoThermoregulation

RingsandWavesofRipplesforWaterandSound

DNADoubleHelix

ConchaShell

PeripheralPerspectivesofAuricle

SurfaceView:Conventionalviewofauricularanteriorlateralsurface
HiddenView:Retractorsusedtorevealunderlyingauricularregions
PosteriorView:Earfoldedbacktorevealbacksideofexternalear

DepthPerspectivesofAuricle

RaisedEarPoint:
Higher,curvingridgesofauricle
DeepEarPoint:
Lower,groovesandvalleysofauricle
HiddenEarPoint:
Verticalwallsandunderlyingsurfaces
PosteriorEarPoint:
Backsideofauricle

AuricularTerritories

EmbryologicalTissuePerspectives

DevelopingEmbryo:
Formationofthree,concentricdermallayers
EndodermalLayer:
Internalorganssuchaslungs,stomach,bladder
MesodermalLayer:
Musculoskeletaltissuesuchasspine,head,limbs
EctodermalLayer:
Nervoussystemtissuesuchasskin,nerves,brain

EmbryologicalDivisions

EndodermalTissue MesodermalTissue EctodermalTissue

InnerTissueLayer MiddleTissueLayer OuterTissueLayer

Stomach Muscles Skin

SmallIntestines Bones Hair

LargeIntestines Tendons SweatGlands

Lungs Ligaments PeripheralNerves

Tonsils Heart SpinalCord

Liver Blood Brainstem

Pancreas CirculatorySystem SubcorticalBrain

Bladder LymphaticSystem LimbicSystem

Urethra Kidneys CerebralCortex

AnatomicalAreasandAuricularZones

Helix HX Outerridge,thecircular,spiralrim:Root,SuperiorHelix,Tail

Antihelix AH AntihelixTail,Body,InferiorCrus,SuperiorCrus

Tragus TG FacialflapoverEarCanalthatisadjacenttotheface

Antitragus AT OuterflapoppositetoTragusthatiscontinuationofAntihelix

IntertragicNotch IT CurvedrimregionbetweenTragusandAntitragus

Lobe LO Softfleshypartofbottomofearthatislackingcartilage

ScaphoidFossa SF Outervalley,anarrowgroovebetweenHelixandAntihelix

TriangularFossa TF TriangulargroovebetweenAntihelixSuperior&InferiorCrus

SuperiorConcha SC CymbaConcha;upper,centralvalleybelowInferiorCrus

InferiorConcha IC CavumConcha;lower,centralvalleyaboveAntitragus

ConchaRidge CR HelixextensionbetweenSuperiorConcha&InferiorConcha

ConchaWall CW VerticalsurfaceofWallofAntihelix&WallofAntitragus

Subtragus ST UnderliesTragus,aboveEarCanal

InternalHelix IH CurvedregionbeneathHelix

PosteriorLobe PL BackofLobe

PosteriorGroove PG CurveddepressionbehindAntihelix

PosteriorTriangle PT BackofTriangularFossa

PosteriorConcha PC BackofConcha
 PosteriorPeriphery PP BackofScaphoidFossaandHelix

AnatomicalRegionsoftheEar

AuricularLandmarks

LM0 EarCenter LM12AntitragusBump
LM1 HelixInsertion LM13ApexofAntitragus
LM2 ApexofHelix LM14BaseofAntihelix
LM3 SuperiorDarwinsTubercle LM15AntihelixCurve
LM4 InferiorDarwinsTubercle LM16AntihelixNotch
LM5 HelixCurve LM17MidpointofInferiorCrus
LM6 LobularHelixNotch
LM7 BaseofLobe
LM8 LobularInsertion
LM9 IntertragicNotch
LM10 InferiorTragusBump
LM11 SuperTragusBump

AuricularZones

SurfaceZones HiddenZones PosteriorZones

AURICULARZONES ACTUALAURICLE


AuricularMasterPoints

AuricularMasterPoints

PointZero EarCenter AtLM0inzoneHX1:Homeostaticbalance

ShenMen SpiritGate AttipofTF:Relievespain,tension,depression

AutonomicPoint Sympathetic UnderneathHelixInsertion:Bloodcirculation

AllergyPoint EarApex UnderneathApex:Antiinflammatory

ThalamusPoint Subcortex BehindAntitragus;Relievespainandexcitability

EndocrinePoint InternalSecretion Pituitarycontrolofhormones

OscillationPoint Laterality BelowTragus;LeftbrainandRightbraininteraction

TranquilizerPoint ValiumAnalogue OnlowerTragus,nearface

MasterSensorial EyePoint OnLobe,inferiortoAntitragusApex

MasterCerebral Nervousness OncentralLobe,belowIntertragicNotch

SurfaceViewoftheMasterPoints

HiddenViewofMasterPoints


HandsonPracticeforMasterPoints

RightEar LeftEar

AuricularDiagnosis
and
AuriculotherapyTreatments

AuricularDiagnosis

DetectionofAuricleBodycorrespondences
Observeskindiscolorationsthatindicateorganpathology
Redspots,brownpatches.
Raisedcrusts.
White,flacky,peelingskin.
Palpateforspecificauricularpointsexhibiting
heightenedtenderness.
Utilizeelectrodermalfindertolocateregionsoflow
skinresistance.

AuriculotherapyTreatmentTechniques

Acupressure,Acubeads,EarVacariaSeeds,MetalPellets
AcupunctureNeedles:
OneHalfInchNeedles,32gauge(0.25mm),20min
Electroacupuncture:2Hzversus100HzStimulation,20min
TranscutaneousElectricalNerveStimulation(TENS)
DCDetectionMode:ContinuousToneRelatedtoslow
fluctuatingchangesinSkinResistance.
ACTreatmentMode:PulsingTonerelatedtoperiodicbursts
ofElectricalStimulation
Laserstimulation,Longtermefficacy
Rapidreliefofpain
Treatsunderlyingcondition,notjustpain

AuricularFrequencyZones


AuricularPressurePalpators EarAcupuncturePelletsandAcubeads

EarSeedsandNeedlesinNADAPoints EarAcupunctureNeedleInsertion

AuriculotherapyTreatmentProcedures

StimulateSpecificAnatomicPoints
StimulateMasterPointsandSupportivePoints
ConsultTreatmentPlanProtocols
TreatMostReactiveEarPoint
UseEarasFinalGuide
DetermineExactEarPointLocation
DetermineEarPointsMostWorthTreating
AuriculotherapyTreatmentProcedures

Sensorynervesensationrepresentedonanteriorsideofear
Motornervemuscletensionrepresentedonposteriorsurface
ForReliefofPain,Addiction,Nausea,andNeuropathy

TreatEarPointCorrespondingtoKnownBodyPathology
TreatAccordingtoUnderstandingofWesternMedicine
TreatAccordingtoPrinciplesofChineseMedicine
AuriculotherapyIntegratesChineseandWesternMedicine
TreatAccordingtoPreviousClinicalObservations
TreatAccordingtoPublishedScientificResearchFindings

TherapeuticAdvantagesofAuriculotherapy

Diagnosiscorrespondstoestablishedauricularmaps
Reliefofspecificconditionofferstherapeuticproof
Fewsideeffects
Easeinmasteryofskills
Easeinapplicationoftreatment
Clinicallyeffectivefortreatmentofmostmedicalconditions
Relievesunderlyingpathology,notjustpainperception

HindrancestoTreatmentSuccess

Contraindicationsrelatedtopregnancy
Cautionrelatedtocardiacpacemakers
Obstaclestohealing
Blockagesrelatedtotoxicscarsandoldinjuries
DentalFocifrompreviousdentalprocedures
Psychosomaticdisorders
Subconscioussecondarygainissues