Auricular Acupuncture | List of Frontiers open access articles

Review

Published on 23 Sep 2024

Multi-level exploration of auricular acupuncture: from traditional Chinese medicine theory to modern medical application

in Autonomic Neuroscience

Kaixin Guo
Yan Lu
Xiuping Wang
Yunfeng Duan
Hui Li
Fengxiao Gao
Jian Wang

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2024.1426618

13,081 views
25 citations

Case Report

Published on 22 Sep 2023

Auricular acupuncture for persistent insomnia and anxiety associated with COVID-19: a case report

in Sleep Disorders

Hantong Hu
YingYing Cheng
Lianqiang Fang
Liping Yang
Xingling Li

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2023.1239385

12,926 views
2 citations

Clinical Trial

Published on 18 Aug 2022

Effects of auricular acupuncture stimulation on healthy adults’ upper limb motor-evoked potentials: A randomized, crossover, double-blind study

in Neuroprosthetics

Jin Zhang
Wen-Hao Huang
Ya-Dan Zheng
Xin Li
Hao-Xiang Jiang
Min-Zhi Su
Xiao-Yan Huang
Zu-Lin Dou
Zhi-Ming Tang

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2022.895602

6,451 views
3 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 11 Dec 2024

Acupuncture and moxibustion as adjunctive therapy for postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in gastric cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

in Gastroenterology

Yangxu Ou
Dezhi Lin
Xixiu Ni
Chengzhi Feng
Jing Rong
Xiaoyu Gao
Yang Yu
Xinrui Liu
Zhiyang Zhang
Wang Xiao

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749

6,104 views
5 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 23 Jan 2026

A network meta-analysis of acupuncture therapy for female insomnia and negative emotions from the perspective of the perimenopausal window

in Sleep Disorders

Shumin Wang
Linlin Bai
Pengyan Zhu
Hailong Wang
E. Zhou
Miaomiao Jing
Shuai Fu
Qin Lyu
Tianyu Bai

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2025.1726927

1,000 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jul 2025

A YOLOv11-based AI system for keypoint detection of auricular acupuncture points in traditional Chinese medicine

in Computational Physiology and Medicine

Ganhong Wang
Limei Yin
Hanyue Zhang
Kaijian Xia
Yue Su
Jian Chen

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2025.1629238

2,929 views
1 citation

Clinical Trial

Published on 16 Feb 2024

Effectiveness and safety of auricular acupuncture on adjuvant analgesia in patients with total knee arthroplasty: a randomized sham-controlled trial

in Experimental Therapeutics

Xingshuo Zhang
Hao Chen
Jingqiao Li
Xingang Liu
Xuesong Wang
Pingju Xue
Miao Lin
Jidong Li
Yanfen She

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2024.1275192

5,301 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Auricular acupuncture as stress-relieving intervention for parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: insights gained from a pilot study

in Maternal Health

Helle Haslund-Thomsen
Bettina Svelle
Christina Skoda
Malene Horskjær
Marie Germund Nielsen

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1597105

1,505 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Continuous auricular acupuncture and daytime intermittent electroacupuncture as a complementary therapeutic improve glycemic variability and stability under Continuous Glycemic Monitoring System in hospitalized diabetic patients

in Translational and Clinical Endocrinology

Jianlan Jin
Song Wen
Haiyan Liu
Lijiao Chen
Yishu Ren
Min Gong
Xinlu Yuan
Jiyu Li
Ligang Zhou

Frontiers in Endocrinology

doi 10.3389/fendo.2025.1716837

1,258 views

Study Protocol

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Efficacy of auricular point-vagus nerve stimulation in adolescent insomnia patients and the brain function regulation mechanisms: a study protocol for an experimental, randomized, controlled clinical trial

in Sleep Disorders

Wei He
Lu Guan
Yuhong Jiang
Zi Guo
Xiaomei Shao
Jianqiao Fang
Junfan Fang
Junying Du

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2025.1643509

2,990 views

Clinical Trial

Published on 23 Dec 2020

Magnetic Non-invasive Auricular Acupuncture During Eye-Exam for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial

in Neonatology

Kimberly M. L. Gan
Ju-Lee Oei
Im Quah-Smith
Azanna A. Kamar
Alexis A. D. Lordudass
Kian D. Liem
Kwee Bee Lindrea
Mary Daly
Nilima Gaunker
Avneet K. Mangat

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2020.615008

6,697 views
16 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 15 May 2023

Acupuncture for cancer pain: a scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention

Yanji Zhang
Yingrong Zhang
Suzhen Liu
Bocun Li
Zhe Song
Qi Han
Chang Wang
Yiwei Wang
Yanxin Yu
Hongjie Xia

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2023.1169458

25,805 views
14 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 01 Sep 2023

Cardiovascular effects of auricular stimulation -a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

in Autonomic Neuroscience

Kevin Hua
Mike Cummings
Miriam Bernatik
Benno Brinkhaus
Taras Usichenko
Joanna Dietzel

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2023.1227858

7,528 views
18 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Comparative efficacy and safety of acupoint injection-related therapies for the treatment of intractable hiccup after stroke: a network meta-analysis

in Neurorehabilitation

Jun Tan
Ruihua Xu
Lixue Lin
Mengqing Luo
Jialei Ge
Jiabao Liu
Yan Ma
Wen Su
Rui Sun

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1698913

435 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 23 Feb 2026

Common auricular acupoint patterns forPostoperative Recoveryacross laparoscopic surgeries: a data mining-based systematic analysis

in Gastroenterology

Guozhi Liu
Wenxin Wu
Guanglin Sang
Jiuli Li
Chang Liu
Yingqi She
Yixuan Ou
Huibing Chen

Frontiers in Medicine

Systematic Review

Published on 16 Jun 2025

Comparisons of acupuncture therapies combining conventional treatment in the management of vascular cognitive impairment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

in Neurocognitive Aging and Behavior

Yuan-Ling Liao
Pei-Shan Hsu
Chang-Ti Lee
Li-Jen Su
Yi-Ying Shen
Adam Tsou
Chou-Chin Lan
I-Shiang Tzeng
Guan-Ting Liu
Po-Chun Hsieh

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1559388

5,381 views
1 citation

Articles

Multi-level exploration of auricular acupuncture: from traditional Chinese medicine theory to modern medical application

Auricular acupuncture for persistent insomnia and anxiety associated with COVID-19: a case report

Effects of auricular acupuncture stimulation on healthy adults’ upper limb motor-evoked potentials: A randomized, crossover, double-blind study

Acupuncture and moxibustion as adjunctive therapy for postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in gastric cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

A network meta-analysis of acupuncture therapy for female insomnia and negative emotions from the perspective of the perimenopausal window

A YOLOv11-based AI system for keypoint detection of auricular acupuncture points in traditional Chinese medicine

Effectiveness and safety of auricular acupuncture on adjuvant analgesia in patients with total knee arthroplasty: a randomized sham-controlled trial

Auricular acupuncture as stress-relieving intervention for parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: insights gained from a pilot study

Continuous auricular acupuncture and daytime intermittent electroacupuncture as a complementary therapeutic improve glycemic variability and stability under Continuous Glycemic Monitoring System in hospitalized diabetic patients

Efficacy of auricular point-vagus nerve stimulation in adolescent insomnia patients and the brain function regulation mechanisms: a study protocol for an experimental, randomized, controlled clinical trial

Magnetic Non-invasive Auricular Acupuncture During Eye-Exam for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial

Acupuncture for cancer pain: a scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Cardiovascular effects of auricular stimulation -a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

Comparative efficacy and safety of acupoint injection-related therapies for the treatment of intractable hiccup after stroke: a network meta-analysis

Common auricular acupoint patterns forPostoperative Recoveryacross laparoscopic surgeries: a data mining-based systematic analysis

Comparisons of acupuncture therapies combining conventional treatment in the management of vascular cognitive impairment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis