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
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
AURICULARZONES ACTUALAURICLE
AuricularMasterPoints
AuricularMasterPoints
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