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The external ear--the electrical aspects in relation to acupuncture--a preliminary report

Ong LS 1 , Hamiadji T 2 , Chong KL 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 L.S. Ong, MBBS (Mal). Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda P.O. Box 2418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Hamiadji T., M.D. (Indonesia). Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda P.O. Box 2418, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 K.L. Chong, BSc (Mal). Department of Pathology University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1980 Sep;35(1):53-7.
PMID: 7253999

Abstract

This study is based on measuring the d.c. (direct current) skin conductance of the acupuncture points representing the heart on the external ear. The subjects were 30 healthy volunteers and 20 cardiac patients. The results obtained showed that the skin resistance of the heart acupuncture loci on the auricle of the cardiac patients were markedly reduced when compared with that of the healthy controls. The value of this method of auricular electroacupuncture diagnosis is discussed.

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