What is Ear Reflexology? Ear Reflexology can be traced back to Chinese medical work of 4000 years ago. It is a diagnostic and healing treatment that stimulates points on the ear that correspond to different parts of the body. Pioneering work by the Chinese over the last 40 years has lead to the World Health Organisation authorising the standardisation of the points on the ear in 1990. They defined 91 auricular points. How Does It Work? "The ear is connected to every part of the body because of the ceaseless circulation of energy and blood through these meridiens and vessels." Dr Helena Huang. 1974. The points for Ear Reflexology are similar to those in auricular therapy (ear acupuncture). A sensitive point is identified with either a finger or a small blunt stick. By attaching a seed with a plaster on to a sensitive defined point the patient can easily work when required between treatments. It is believed that Ear Reflexology works by directly stimulating the central nervous system, as opposed to traditional reflexology which relaxes the body to allow balancing of the systems. Also unlike traditional reflexology, each ear represents the whole body so only one ear is worked on at a time. What can it do for you? Ear Reflexology can benefit you in many ways, but the most notable is for the instant relief of pain. It can also be used for clearing infections, lowering blood pressure and balancing hormones. Ear Reflexology is commonly used with foot and hand reflexology and can confirm a diagnosis suggested by imbalances in the feet and hand reflex points.