Slava Gotlib
Board Certified L.Ac./MSAC
Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
225 Broadway Suite #2018
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 693-4010
"In 1990, the Director General of the World Health Organisation proclaimed to an international gathering
that - "Auricular acupuncture is probably the most developed and best documented, scientifically, of all
the microsystems of acupuncture and is the most practical and widely used."
Auricular acupuncture, or ear acupuncture as it is more commonly known, is similar to body acupuncture but with ear acupuncture stimulation is only to the external ear. It is a method of treating a variety of physiological and psychological health problems by the stimulation of certain acupuncture points on the external ear.
Dr Nogier's research indicated that there are over 100 or so separate acupuncture points on the external ear and that when these points are stimulated they are believed to influence the various organs and systems in the body. Nogier discovered that the position of the ear points and zones were approximately in the position of an upside down foetus, super-imposed on the external ear, with the head located around the lobe of the ear. His research also indicated that every part of the body has its own representative acupuncture point on the external ear, and that stimulation one of these points can influence the corresponding organ linked to that particular ear point. The Chinese version of ear acupuncture is still based on the traditional Chinese medicine model, whereas the western Nogier version is based more on a western scientific format.
Our office has been treating patients with Auricular acupuncture for many years. Give us a call - we can help.