Acupuncture

Auricular Acupuncture & Ear Seeds

Auricular Acupuncture is acupuncture done in the ear. Some practitioners treat solely with the ear, famous protocols such as NADA protocol (used often in cases for addiction) and battlefield acupuncture (once used on the battlefield to quickly treat soldiers’ pain/injuries).

At Life Refined Chiropractic, acupuncture is part of a whole-body wellness approach for patients in Noblesville, IN and nearby areas.

Auricular acupuncture can have very strong effects and can be used in cases of high blood pressure and anxiety. Ear seeds may also be used (2nd picture). Ear seeds contain a vaccaria seed to help stimulate acupressure points within the ear. Ear seeds can last up to a week in the ear and will either fall out on their own, or if it starts to irritate the patient, they can remove it themselves and throw the ear seeds away. They will not fall in their ears…I get asked that a lot. Patients with ear seeds can shower with them. Patients can stimulate the acupressure point themselves by stimulating the ear seeds area. I like to tell patients to either massage a few times a day, do it when they are bored, or if they don’t want to mess with it, it is fine as well as the vaccaria seed is doing most of the work.

Ear seeds may help with pain, insomnia, depression, anxiety, stress, infertility, migraines or other head pain, addiction, and other conditions. I also like to use ear seeds on certain acupuncture points on the body outside of the ear, it is a helpful locator for patients to use outside of session, if they need to stimulate other areas, as well.

If this is your first visit, you can start with an acupuncture new client appointment so the team can understand your concerns and guide your next step.

Already been seen for acupuncture? Use the acupuncture returning clients page to schedule your follow-up visit.

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