For more than 2000 years, auricular acupuncture has been used in China as a therapeutic treatment, from the 80’s in the twentieth century; this science has undergone a rapid and substantial development, reaching the standard of a scientific system of diagnoses and treatment for many illnesses. The WHO has included this therapy in micro-acupuncture, denominated auriculoacupuncture.
Nowadays doctors and therapists from cultures all over the world use it as yet another healing alternative, in clinics, hospitals and therapeutic centers.