The ear is closely connected to the meridians and organs. It holds all of the acupuncture points of the body organs plus detailed physiological and anatomical correspondences. The stimulation of these points on the ear are effective to alleviate pain and other symptoms. 

Ear-point therapy is indicated at various types of pain such as pain of soft tissue injury, postoperative pain, headache, facial pain, hypochondriac pain, lumbago and scelalgia, and arthralgia.