Articles tagged "Auriculotherapy"

Acupuncture is widely used as a smoking cessation aid, with specific protocols targeting withdrawal symptoms, stress and compulsions. This article explores mechanisms, protocols and scientific evidence.

Auriculotherapy — stimulation of reflex points on the ear — is one of the most widely used techniques in smoking cessation. Developed by Dr. Paul Nogier in Lyon in the 1950s, it is based on the somatotopic body representation on the ear.