Does Auriculotherapy work for all addictions or JUST smoking?!
Question:
Does Auriculotherapy work for all addictions or JUST smoking?
Hey guys. just wanted to know if any of you have any previous history or experience with Auriculotherapy . The zero smoke website has the new magnets that go on your ear for 3-4 hours a day. They claim that your smoking addiction will be gone, but i'm wondering if its the same for other addictions, or if it's simply for smoking.
I don't mean like alcohol addiction, or weed addiction. I mean like pain pills, or sleeping pills...etc.
It's a magnet that goes on the ear, and I'm wondering if it is supposed to work for other things too.
Any ideas?
Also, to the "It's all in your head" posters. please stop right there. I just wanted to know HOW many addictions this can help with. thanks.
Answers:
I don't know about the magnets, specifically but auriculotherapy generally means ear acupuncture, which I know something about. I would imagine that the magnets are a substitute for the needles.
Ear acupuncture is used for anti smoking therapy and it is commonly used to help people that are getting off of heroin. The idea is that it helps relax you and it does. It is wonderful for heroin addicts, but not used alone.
When you say pain pills, if you mean opiates, then it is the same theory. Auriculotherapy will help a lot along with medical treatment. Don't try to go all natural with this if you are addicted. The acupuncture would be especially helpful along with a clonodine (medication to lower your blood pressure) treatment for opiate addiction.
If you are talking about treatment for benzodiazapine or other types of pain pill addictions, I believe it would be helpful, again along with medical treatment. Certainly it can't hurt to do anything that is physically relaxing when you are going through a detox.
I really would recommend going with the real thing - use the needles. You can get free auriculotherapy in big city clinics and it really works. It doesn't hurt and it actually feels wonderful - I've tried it. The magnets sound iffy to me.
I hope this helps you a little. Good luck.