There are multiple benefits to using auricular therapy because it’s a non-invasive therapy. 

Auricular acupuncture is also beneficial because it’s less expensive than going to the acupuncturist for repeat needle treatments. Once you understand how auricular therapy works, you can actually perform auricular acupuncture on yourself to treat a variety of conditions, including both chronic problems and temporary ones.

To get into a little more detail about how auricular therapy works, a map of the ear is used to determine where to place the auricular therapy seeds for the greatest impact. Typically, seeds from the vaccaria plant are used. As mentioned above, each distinct area of the ear corresponds to another part of the body. When you place a seed on that part of the ear and apply slight pressure to it, usually with just the fingertips, you can affect the corresponding part of the body. 

The seeds are left in place, held by a small piece of clear adhesive tape, for about five days, after which they are removed for anywhere from a few hours to a day to let the skin breathe in that location. You can conduct your life just as you normally would while the acupuncture seeds are in place and you don’t need to remove them for sleeping, bathing, sports, or any other activities. Basically, think of your auricular therapy seeds like wearing a waterproof bandage that you don’t remove for five days.

Sometimes people feel immediate relief from the presence of an auricular therapy seed other times, it can take longer to feel their effect.