Auricular Therapy

                                             Auricular Therapy 

 Duties and Responsibilities:

 

 Auriculotherapy, or auricular therapy, or ear acupuncture, or auricular acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a micro system which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, the outer portion of the ear. Conditions affecting the physical, mental or emotional health of the patient are assumed to be treatable by stimulation of the surface of the ear exclusively. Similar mappings are used in many areas of the body, including the practices of reflexology and ideology. These mappings were not originally based on or supported by any medical or scientific evidence, but rather clinical observation.

 Salary: $38,000 – $137,000

 Education:

 The training and education requirement for acupuncture technicians is 70 hours, while acupuncturists typically spend 1,500-2,000 hours on training and education. The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) issues certificates to individuals who complete 30 hours of classroom work and 40 hours of supervised hands-on acupuncture work in a clinic.

 

 I would not like to become an Auricular Therapist because I would be very nervous with sharp needles. I would be scared to even try to stick a needle in a person’s ear.