What is the Acupuncture method?

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According to Traditional Medicine, the ear not only has the main function of hearing, but the structure is also closely related to the six viscera in the human body. Therefore, from time immemorial, a non-pharmacological treatment for ear problems has been used as ear acupuncture. So what is ear acupuncture and what is the method of ear acupuncture treatment?

1.Special structure of the ear speaker

The structures of the cochlea exhibit fetal thoracic inversion with the head down, the legs above. Therefore, according to the structure, the positions of the pinna will correspond to the parts of the body from the top down as follows:
In the ear canal: Horizontal with the convex tubercles are fingers, hands, and wrists. . Horizontal grooves on the earcups are forearms, elbows, and shoulders. On the opposite side of the junction between the auricle and the contralateral ear is the shoulder joint and the clavicle. The upper leg opposite the ear goes from the top down to the toes, feet, shins and knees, respectively. The lower leg opposite the auricle goes from back to front, respectively, there are points of sciatic nerve and buttock area. At the fusion of the two legs opposite the ear lobes are the abdomen and the thorax. The spine runs all the way from the lower edge of the lower leg against the earlobe and all the way down to the earlobe.

The forehead is located in front of and below the ear canal. The occipital is located behind and above the contralateral ear. The eye is in the middle of the earlobe. The nose at the parietal margin belongs to the lower auricle. The mouth is located on the outer edge of the ear canal. The lower leg opposite the ear includes organs such as bladder, kidney, pancreas, gallbladder, liver and spleen. Close to the base of the ear is the point corresponding to the large intestine, appendix, small intestine, duodenum, stomach, heart, lungs, trachea. According to modern medicine, the pinna has a very diverse and rich nerve distribution. Nerve structure in the ear includes the major branches of the great ear nerve and the small occipital nerve in the cervical section, the temporal branch of the trigeminal nerve, the posterior auricular branch of the facial nerve, and the posterior auricular branch of the facial nerve. posterior ear of the vagus nerve.
Therefore, it is understandable that the pinna is closely related to other parts of the body.

2. What is atrial acupuncture?

Auricular acupuncture is a non-drug treatment method by using needles at the location of meridians corresponding to parts of the body on the pinna.
Before conducting auricular acupuncture, the doctor needs to diagnose the pathology based on the changes in the cochlea by the following methods:
Observe the ear canal for color changes such as red, pink or pale or similar skin areas. response becomes rough, rough. Using the blunt probe to press on the abnormal area will appear pathological reactions such as painful sensations or discomfort, grimacing in the patient. Measure resistance: lower resistance in the vicinity is a key feature of the pathological response zone. By using methods to identify and diagnose the pathological area, the doctor will appoint the Auricular Acupuncture technique for treatment.

3. How does atrial fibrillation take place?

Due to the structure of the pinna area consisting of skin and cartilage or only a thin layer of muscle, auricular acupuncture will be different from acupuncture in other areas of the body. Auricular acupuncture technique is performed as follows:
How to insert the needle at right angles, about 0.1-0.2cm deep and pay attention not to pierce the cartilage. In some cases, the needle may be at an angle of 30-40° or penetrate from one area to another. Patients with Auricular Acupuncture will feel a sharp pain, redness in the sting area, but it is still tolerable. When doctors want to prolong the effect of ear acupuncture, they can use the needle method. At that time, it is necessary to use a special needle (called tympanic membrane) to fix it and install it easily on the cochlea. A course of Acupuncture usually lasts 10-15 days, 1 time per day. However, prolonging or shortening the duration of Acupuncture depends on the patient's medical condition and response to treatment.

4. What is the method of ear acupuncture treatment?

What is the treatment of ear acupuncture? is a question many people ask before proceeding with this particular method. Some common indications of Acupuncture include:
Diagnosis and treatment of pain (systemic) such as: back pain, joint pain, sciatica... Treatment of functional disorders such as: Insomnia, stomach pain, hypertension, depression, vegetative nervous disorders ... The treatment of Acupuncture depends on how to determine acupressure points before acupuncture: corresponds to the diseased area on the auricular structure. This is the most basic and simplest way, for example, for patients with wrist pain, the atrium acupuncture point corresponds to the wrist area, in stomach pain, the ear acupuncture point corresponds to the stomach area... Organ theory of traditional medicine. For example, if the disease is related to the sinuses or the skin, then the atria point corresponds to the lungs (lungs) because the lungs open to the nose, the owner of the cilia (skin). Select the acupuncture point according to the meridian theory. For example, a headache in the frontal area is related to the Yang Minh Vi meridian, then the atria correspond to the stomach; Migraine pain in the area dominated by the Thieu Duong Dam meridian, the atrium points to the gallbladder. Select acupoints according to modern medical pathology. Acupuncture points are named after modern medical names such as subcortical, sympathetic, adrenal or endocrine.

Select the acupuncture point based on the function of the acupoint. For example, the occipital point is an important point to use in the treatment of vertigo. Select acupoints according to sensitive response by using diagnostic techniques such as visual acuity, palpation, and acupressure detectors to find sensitive points that require treatment.

5.Some complications occur when Auricular Acupuncture

Bleeding after needle needle removal: This is a simple accident caused by the needle entering the blood vessel, treated by using dry, sterile cotton to apply pressure on the bleeding site.
Burning with signs such as fatigue, dizziness, dizziness or possibly fainting. In order to avoid acupuncture, the doctor should let the patient lie down and rest 15 minutes before the acupuncture, to avoid creating psychological stress, but should make the patient comfortable, and the Acupuncture operation should not be violent and sudden.
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