Auricular acupressure

Auricular acupressure improves quality of life in humans.

“Auricular acupressure significantly improved overall QoL and all specific domains (physical, psychosocial, vasomotor, sexual) in postmenopausal women.”

Human trialpostmenopausal womenVaccaria seed-embedded tapes10 sessions (4-day intervals)femalesn = 120

The effect of auricular acupressure on quality of life in postmenopausal women: a randomized sham-controlled clinical trial

Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society·7 May 2026

Auricular acupressure decreases menopause-specific quality of life score in humans (MD -48.87 (2 months post intervention)).

“Mean differences for intervention versus sham groups in the first and second follow-ups were -28.50, -48.87 for total QoL”

Human trialpostmenopausal womenVaccaria seed-embedded tapes10 sessions (4-day intervals)femalesn = 120

The effect of auricular acupressure on quality of life in postmenopausal women: a randomized sham-controlled clinical trial

Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society·7 May 2026