The European Federation of Modern Acupuncture

Incorporating Modern Biophysical Body & Auricular Acupuncture

Bio-resonance Techniques - Complex Homoeopathy

Established 1996

Dr. Paul Nogier.

What is Auriculotherapy ?

It is a form of diagnosis and acupuncture treatment utilised via the auricles (ears).

Auriculotherapy is not TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) as most people are lead to believe, origins of acupuncture of most types can be found within other cultures such as Indian, Egyptian, during the 5th century BC Hippocrates used the ear for therapeutic purposes, so it is not exclusively 'Chinese'.

Auriculotherapy is a form of auricular (ear acupuncture), not taught within TCM as its origins as you will read below are 'Western' and not Eastern from Nogier and Kropej researches and findings.

The Nogier and Kropej mappings and findings are not taught within TCM as a main diagnoses / treatment but more of an adjunct from TCM teachings.

Hence people will find major differences between the diagrams of the cartography of the auricles between TCM and Modern Acupuncture. 

The discovery of Auriculotherapy Dr. Nogier started in 1951.

Many countries and in particular China have adopted his system of diagnosis and methods of treatment.

His work and books have been translated into at least several languages, he was the first to "coin" the phrase 'Man in the Ear', the title of his first book, followed by another classic Auriculomedicine.

Nogier has also written many articles on the above subjects.

After approximately 15 years of research Nogier had "re-mapped" the cartography of the auricle (ear), as it had never been mapped out before, with the utilisation of measuring equipment and medical terminology with reference to the auricular points.

He also found that certain 'zones / areas' of the auricle related to certain frequency windows, with reference to treatment of the points in these 7 zone areas, further research within auriculomedicine revealed that the auricles could be used to diagnose the 'laterality of the brain' of a person.

This also explains 'why' some people who receive Auricular acupuncture experience different therapeutic results, and are often surprised as they had been told that that they were one of the people that acupuncture does not work on by utilisation of of either non measurement or 'beeper units ?

The level of knowledge that has been needed by the practitioners who told them this is 'very basic' to say the least !

This is also another reason why, Auricular acupuncture is not utilised more than what it should be in the treatment of conditions.

Why Suffer When A Modern Acupuncture Practitioner Can Help ?

Last modified: 06/14/08.