Ear acupuncture (or Auriculotherapy) is a health care procedure in which stimulation of the auricle of the external ear is utilized to alleviate health conditions in other parts of the body. While originally based upon the ancient Chinese practices of acupuncture, the somatotopic correspondence of specific parts of the body to specific parts of the ear was first developed in France.

In my clinic i use ear acupuncture mostly for treating  addictions as smoking and eating-disorders. Points on the ear are usually combined with points on the body.