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import Article from "@/components/Article";
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const ArticleEarAccupunctureFaq = () => {
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return (
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<Article
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title="Ear Accupuncture FAQ"
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author="Richard A. Feely, D.O., FAAO, FCA, FAAMA"
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>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. What is ear acupuncture?</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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A. Ear acupuncture is needle stimulation to the auricle, or external
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ear, using fine acupuncture needles.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. What is auriculotherapy?</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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A. Auricular therapy is needle-less stimulation of the auricle, or
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external ear, using electrical probe for alleviating pain, dysfunction
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and disease as manifest in other parts of the body.
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</p>
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<p>
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Auricular therapy uses electricity to diagnose auricular acupoints. It
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uses electricity, laser or colored filters to treat auricular acupoints.
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It is performed by a physician, acupuncturist or therapist.
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</p>
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<p>
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Auricular therapy is the bioenergetic and biomechanical approach to
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wholistic health care and pain management. It is a form of needle-less
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acupuncture. It is a diagnostic method and a therapeutic treatment of
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the microsystem. It is rooted in acupuncture teachings and research and
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it is the easiest and most “western” approach to acupuncture.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. How does auriculotherapy work?</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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A. Auriculotherapy works by stimulating the central nervous system
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through the cranial nerves/spinal nerves on the auricle of the ear. This
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stimulation results in neurotransmitters being stimulated within the
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periactal ductal gray and pituitary and spinal cord of the central
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nervous system. This stimulation of neurotransmitters modulates the pain
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and modulates nerve function beginning the healing process within the
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body to that organ or body part.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. Does auriculotherapy hurt?</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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A. Using acupuncture needles on the ear, pain may last one to three
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seconds with the placing of the needle. Otherwise, acupuncture needles
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should not hurt on the ear. If electrical stimulation is used or lasers
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are used on the ears, there should be little to no pain at all perceived
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by the patient.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. What problems is auriculotherapy good for?</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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A. Auriculotherapy is good for acute painful problems alleviating pain
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almost immediately or within 24 to 48 hours. Auricle therapy is good for
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chronic degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
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arthritis and other chronic painful conditions like spinal stenosis and
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other chronic central nervous system conditions such as multiple
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sclerosis. Other conditions include diseases and dysfunctions of the
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gastrointestinal, genital urinary and cardiovascular systems. Auricular
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therapy should not take the place of acute orthodox medical care in life
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threatening situations.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. How frequently should I be treated?</strong>
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</p>
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A. In most cases, treatment for most chronic conditions may be treated
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once or twice per weeks. However, in some acute conditions and very
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serious conditions auriculotherapy may be applied daily for
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approximately one week to 10 days.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. How does one perform auriculotherapy?</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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A. It is performed by a therapist using electrical means to diagnose
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auricular acupoints. There are over 200 auricular acupoints on each ear
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that represent all parts of the body and many functional areas of the
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human organism. These points represent anatopical and neurological and
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physiological functions.
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</p>
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<p>
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The physician therapist uses a hand held wand and a diagnostic probe
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similar to a pen that measures differences in skin conductivity between
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the hand and the acupoint on the ear. The positive and negative polarity
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of that relationship and if it is extremely negative or extremely
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positive, with the touch of a button, the instrument stimulates the ear
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with electrical stimulation either positively or negatively as needed.
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With this, the physician auricular therapist will be able to diagnose
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pain, dysfunction and disease whether it be somatic, visceral or
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psychological in origin. These diagnostic aids, through research
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performed at UCLA, prove to be quite accurate for a simple test — one
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study yielding over 75% accuracy in a double-blind study.
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</p>
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<p>
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People who do not want ear acupuncture or auricular therapy should,
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obviously, not have it, but it would be wise for anyone with the
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following conditions to abstain from ear acupuncture or auricular
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therapy. These conditions include:
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li>First trimester pregnancy</li>
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<li>First two months of constitutional homeopathic treatment</li>
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<li>Patients with pacemaker or spinal cord stimulator</li>
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<li>Neonates children less than one day old</li>
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<li>Patients with no external ear</li>
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<li>
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Individuals with a known genetic abnormalities of CCK enzyme produced
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in the central nervous system. (This enzyme, which is produced in the
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brain, neutralizes the neuroprotiens that are released with
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acupuncture. Only a very small percentage of the population is
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affected. As of today, there is no simple test to identify these
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patients other than a trial of acupuncture or auricular therapy.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. Are there side effects?</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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A. The primary side effect of ear acupuncture or auricular therapy is
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tenderness or inflammation to the ear itself. Auricular therapy and
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acupuncture generally have almost no side effects, especially if one is
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using auricular therapy with electrical stimulation. If the therapist is
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using the Elector-Therapy Association’s guidelines for treatment, there
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are virtually no negative side effects.
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</p>
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<p>
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Infection is possible when the skin is pierced with the acupuncture
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needle, but is almost never heard of in auricular therapy. If the
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patient is afraid of needles, auricular therapy, rather than ear
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acupuncture should be performed.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Q. What does research show about auricular acupuncture?</strong>
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</p>
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<p>
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A. In the 1980s, Drs. Oleson, Kroening, and Bresler, UCLA, in a paper
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entitled, “An experimental evaluation of auricular diagnosis: The
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somatotopic mapping of the musculoskeletal pain at the ear acupuncture
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points.” This study verified the somatotopic auricular map in a blinded
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experiment using electrical skin conductivity to 40 musculoskeletal pain
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subjects with a 75.2% accuracy. (Reference: PAIN, 8, 1980, PP. 217-229.)
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</p>
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<p>
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1985 UCLA Kroening and Oleson, “Rapid narcotic detoxification and
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chronic pain patients with auricular electro acupuncture and Maloxon.”
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Twelve out of 14 chronic pain subjects, or 85.7%, were completely
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withdrawn from narcotic medication within two to seven days with no side
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effects through the use of auricular electrical stimulation and
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acupuncture needling of two auricular points used. (Reference:
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International Journal of Addictions, 20 (9), PP. 1347-1360, 1985.)
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</p>
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<p>
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1993, UCLA, Drs. Simmons and Oleson, “Auricular electrical stimulation
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and dental pain thresholds.” Auricular electrical stimulation increased
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dental threshold by 19% and was partially reversed by Maloxone.
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(Reference: American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, 4:14-19, 1993.)
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</p>
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<p>
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1993, Drs. Oleson and Flocco, “Randomized control study of premenstrual
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syndromes triggered with ear, hand and foot reflexology.” Results show a
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significant decrease of 46% in premenstrual symptoms from true
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reflexology compared with placebo. (Reference: Obstetrics and
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Gynecology, 86, NO. 6, DEC 1993, PP. 906-911.) inhibitory system.{" "}
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</p>
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</Article>
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);
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};
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export default ArticleEarAccupunctureFaq;
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