Auricular Acupuncture Treatment

Carmen Elizabeth
Aug 22
2 min read

Ear acupuncture – What is it?

Ear acupuncture is also known as Auricular acupuncture.

The History

In the 1950s a French Dr Paul Nogier, noticed small burn marks in the ears of some of his Algerian patients.

These patients had been treated by a lay practitioner called Madame Barrin for conditions such as sciatica.

Dr Nogier travelled to North Africa as he wanted to learn more. After alot of experimentation he established a successful system of ear acupuncture.

His writings were then picked up by Japanese acupuncturists and in turn entered China. The Chinese subsequently described Nogier as the ‘father of modern ear acupuncture’.

In the 1970s, Mutula Shakur (Tupac Shakur’s stepfather) was instrumental in introducing ear acupuncture to The Lincoln Hospital Detoxification Programme in New York.

This is where the NADA protocol was born and developed. NADA is a simple method that uses five ear acupuncture points.

NADA stands for National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, but the acronym was chosen because ‘nada’ is the Spanish for ‘nothing’. A reference made to represent not using any form of medication.

Auricular apuncture has been frequently used for substance misuse and addiction. However, it has also been used to support people with a variety of different issues.

Research has shown NADA protocol for stress, anxiety, depression, ptsd , trauma, addictions, menopausal symptoms back pain and breast cancer survivors with hot flushes and night sweats as its been so effective so we now run a clinic for these symptoms.