Auricular points are specific points on the auricle to which stimuli are given for treatment of disease.

When disorders occur in the internal organs or other parts of the body, various reactions may appear at the corresponding parts of the auricle, such as tenderness, decreased resistance to electric current, morphological changes and discoloration.

The following is a table showing the location of commonly used auricular points and their indications:

Area Auricular	Name of Point		Location	Indications
Helix crus	Diaphragm		On the helix crus	Hiccup, jaundice
Helix	Lower Portion of Rectum		On end of helix, near supratragic notch	Constipation, diarrhea
	Urethra		On helix, at level of lower border of inferior antihelix crus	Frequency and urgency of micturition, retention of urine
	External Genitalia		On helix, at level of upper border of inferior antihelix crus	Impotence, eczema of the perineum
	Ear Apex		At tip of auricle when folded towards tragus	Acute conjunctivitis, hypertension
	Helix 1-6		Region from lower border of auricular tubercle (Helix 1) to midpoint of lower border of lo- bule (Helix 6) is divided into five equal parts. The points marking the divisions are respectively Helix 2, 3, 4 and 5.	Acute tonsillitis
Scapha	Finger		In scapha, superior to auricular tubercle	Pain at corresponding part of body
	Wrist		In scapha, level with auricular tubercle
	Elbow		Between Pt. Wrist and Pt. Shoulder
	Shoulder		In scapha, level with supratragic notch
	Clavicle		In scapha, level with notch between antitragus and antihelix, slightly lateral to helix cauda
	Shoulder Joint		Between Pt. Shoulder and Pt. Clavicle
Superior antihelix crus	Toe		At posterior upper corner of superior antihelix crus
	Ankle		At anterior upper corner of superior antihelix crus
	Knee		At origin of superior antihelix crus, Jevel with upper border of inferior antihelix crus
Inferior antihelix crus	Buttocks		Posterior half of upper border of inferior antihelix crus	Pain at corresponding part of body
	Sciatic Nerve		Anterior half of upper border of inferior antihelix crus	Sciatica
	Sympathetic Nerve		At junction of inferior antihelix crus and medial border of helix	Diseases of digestive and circulatory systems
Antihelix	Abdomen		On antihelix, level with lower border of inferior antihelix crus	Adbominal pain, dysmenorrhea
	Chest		On antihelix, level with supratragic notch	Chest pain, intercostal neuralgia
	Neck		At junction of antihelix and antitragus, near scapha	Strained neck
		Lumbosacral Vertebrae	Curved line of medial border of antihelix corresponds to vertebral column. The line is divided into 3 parts by drawing two horizontal lines respectively from Pt. Lower Portion of Rectum and Pt. Shoulder Joint. The upper, middle and lower parts are respectively locations of Lumbosacral, Thoracic and Cervical Vertebrae.	Pain at corresponding part of body
		Thoracic Vertebrae
		Cervical Vertebrae
Triangular fossa	Ear-Shenmen		At bifurcating point of superior antihelix crus and inferior an- tihelix crus	Insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, inflammation, pain
	Uterus (Seminal Vesicle)		In triangular fossa, at midpoint inferior to border of helix	Irregular menstruation, leu- korrhea, dysmenorrhea, im- potence, nocturnal emission
Tragus	External Nose		In centre of lateral aspect of tragus	Rhinitis
	Pharynx & Larynx		Upper half of medial aspect of tragus	Pharyngitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis
	Internal Nose		In medial and inferior aspect of tragus	Rhinitis, maxillary sinusitis
	Tragic Apex		At upper tubercle on border of tragus	Toothache
	Adrenal		At lower tubercle on border of tragus	Hypotension, pulselessness, shock, asthma, inflammation
Notch between anti-tragus & antihelix	Brain Stem		At junction of antitragus and antihelix	Headache, vertigo
Antitragus	Ear-Asthma		At apex of antitragus	Asthma, bronchitis, mumps
	Brain Point		At midpoint of line connecting Pt. Ear-Asthma and Pt. Brain Stem	Enuresis
	Subcortex		On interior wall of antitragus	Insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, inflammation, pain
	Testis (Ovary)		A part of Pt. Subcortex, at lower part of interior wall of antitragus	Epididymitis, irregular menstruation
	Forehead		At anterior inferior comer of lateral aspect of antitragus	Headache, dizziness, insomnia
	Occiput		At posterior superior corner of lateral aspect of antitragus	Headache, neurasthenia
	Taiyang		At midpoint of line connecting Pt. Forehead and Pt. Occiput	Unilateral headache
Periphery of helix crus	Esophagus		At anterior two-thirds of inferior aspect of helix crus	Dysphagia
	Cardiac Orifice		At posterior third of inferior aspect of helix crus	Nausea, vomiting
	Stomach		At area where helix crus terminates	Gastralgia, vomiting, dyspepsia
	Duodenum		At posterior third of superior aspect of helix crus	Duodenal ulcer, pylorospasm
	Small Intestine		At middle third of superior aspect of helix crus	Dyspepsia, palpitation
	Large Intestine		At anterior third of superior aspect of helix crus	Diarrhea, constipation
	Appendix		Between Pt. Large Intestine and Pt. Small Intestine	Acute simple appendicitis
Cymba conchae	Urinary Bladder		On lower border of inferior an- tihelix crus, directly above Pt. Large Intestine	Enuresis, retention of urine
	Kidney		On lower border of inferior an- tihelix crus, directly above Pt. Small Intestine	Lumbago, tinnitus, impaired hearing
	Liver		Posterior to Pt. Stomach. and Pt. Duodenum	Hepatitis, hypochondriac pain, eye diseases
	Spleen		Inferior to Pt. Liver, close to border of antihelix	Abdominal distension, dyspepsia
	Pancreas & Gallbladder		Between Pt. Liver and Pt. Kidney	Pancreatitis, dyspepsia, diseases of bile duct
Cavum conchae	Mouth		Close to posterior wall of orifice of external auditory meatus	Facial paralysis, ulceration of the mouth
	Heart		In centre of cavum conchae	Hysteria, palpitation, arrhythmia
	Lung		A U-shaped area superior, inferior and posterior to Pt. Heart	Cough, asthma, urticaria
	Trachea		Between Pt. Mouth and Pt. Heart	Cough
	Endocrine		In cavum conchae, near intertragic notch	Dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation
	Sanjiao		In middle of four points of Mouth, Endocrine, Subcortex and Lung	Constipation, edema
Intertragic notch	Eye 1 Eye 2		On both sides of intertragic notch, the anterior being Eye 1 and the posterior Eye 2	Glaucoma, myopia, hordeolum
Lobule	Toothache 1		At postero-inferior corner of 1st section of lobule	Toothache, anaesthetic point for tooth extraction
	Toothache 2		In centre of 4th section of lobule	-
	Eye		In centre of 5th section of lobule	Eye diseases
Back of auricle	Internal Ear		In centre of 6th section of lobule	Tinnitus, impaired hearing
	Tonsil		In centre of 8th section of lobule	Tonsillitis
	Groove for Lowering Blood Pressure		At back of ear, in groove between lateral border of protuberance of cartilage and helix	Hypertension
	Upper Portion of Back of Auricle		On protuberance of cartilage at upper portion of back of auricle	Back and low back pain, skin diseases
	Middle Portion of Back of Auricle		At midpoint of line connecting the two points of upper and lower portion of back of auricle	-
	Lower Portion of Back of Auricle		On protuberance of cartilage at lower portion of back of auricle	-
	Root of Auricular Vagus Nerve		At junction of back of auricle and mastoid, level with helix crus	Gastralgia, headache, asthma, biliary ascariasis

* In order to facilitate location, the lobule is divided into 9 sections. First, draw a horizontal line at the cartilage border of the intertragic notch. Draw two parallel lines below it to divide the lobule into three equal parts transversely. Then divide the second parallel line into three equal parts with points and draw two vertical lines from the points crossing the three horizontal lines to divide the lobule into nine sections.