Auricular Acupuncture
Here at Colorado Acupuncture and Wellness, we offer auriculotherapy sessions with needles, in a community setting, twice a week. Participants are treated using the 5-point NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) system. By stimulating these points, the treatment helps to calm the nervous system, support the body’s natural healing processes, and balance the body’s energy.
Included with Acupuncture Treatments: See Acupuncture FeesEar seeds are made from the seed of the vaccaria plant, and attached to a small piece of medical-grade adhesive tape. The vaccaria plant is a purple plant, known in Chinese medicine as a blood tonifier, which promotes energy, overall health and well-being. Ear pellets, also called ear seeds, are tiny stainless-steel metal pellets with clear, latex-free adhesive tape.
Ear pellets can also come with tiny metal pellets plated with 24-karat gold, pearls or Swarovski Crystals on the outside. The pearls and Swarovski Crystals are for aesthetic purposes only and do not have any extra effect on stimulation of the points. Ear seeds and ear pellets can be used together with no problems.
What can ear seeds and ear pellets help with?
Ear seeds and ear pellets have been shown to help with headaches, body aches, stress relief, addiction, weight loss and much, much more. They stimulate the nerve endings of the ear, sending signals to different parts of the body, creating homeostasis, aka balance, within the body.
Are Ear Seeds and Ear Pellets Safe?
Ear seeds and ear pellets are a safe, natural, non-invasive way to stimulate the ear acupuncture points. You may experience some tenderness at the point site, but typically fades away, and most people forget they are wearing ear seeds or ear pellets.
Treatment Frequency
Everyone has different symptoms and responds differently to ear seeding, therefore there is no exact number of treatments needed. Typically, people respond in three ways:
- Immediate improvement in symptoms.
- Improvement after the first few days.
- Severe or chronic issues take a few weeks.
What is known from ear seeding studies and research, is that people typically wore the ear seeds for 4-12 weeks before they saw improvements in symptoms. It typically takes multiple, weekly treatments to fully feel the effects of ear seeds/pellets.
