Tragus Piercing - Prevents headaches or germs?

[SuperKirby]

So I heard through the grapevine from a nursing student that a Tragus piercing HELPS prevents germs or minimizes headaches? anyone heard of that?

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[Josh L.Ac.]

Quit listening to nursing students.



No chance that piercing the ear will help prevent GERMS and it is debatable if piercing / scarring / intradermal needles on certain auricular acupuncture points does anything other than causing a transient increase in endogenous endorphin production.

 

[zenman]

Josh, what's your views on the fascia "theory" and needling?

 

[Josh L.Ac.]

Josh, what's your views on the fascia "theory" and needling?

If you are talking about the topic covered in "Anatomy Trains", it is some interesting material that gives illustrates another mechanism by which acupuncture might work...although it needs to be researched.