Local application can relieve tension
The healing method, which is currently experiencing a renaissance, is around 100 years old. In the 1920s, doctors Walter and Ferdinand Huneke discovered that injections with the anaesthetic procaine could relieve migraines and tension. When the medication is used locally, it dissolves blockages. The effect has been scientifically proven and some health insurance companies cover the costs.
Quaddling does not always lead to success
The Huneke brothers experimented even further and invented "wheal treatment". Based on the assumption that the skin is connected to certain organs, the remedy is injected into the upper layers over a large area. The skin reacts with wheals, small irritations like a mosquito bite, but the respective complaints can only be remedied unreliably. This is why the procedure is not covered by health insurance.
Interference field therapy is controversial among doctors
Huneke and Huneke also believed that various symptoms can be triggered by "interference fields". In the search for these fields, the relevant parts of the body are injected until success is achieved. The application is lengthy and the effect is often only temporary. In addition, tendons, muscles, organs or blood vessels can be accidentally damaged. And alternative practitioners, who are not allowed to use anaesthetics, use substitute preparations, which are not advisable. Whether local therapy or whealing - the application should therefore always be carried out professionally by a doctor who is familiar with the anatomy of the body areas being treated.
How ear injections work
Combination therapy: In ear acupuncture, tiny needles are inserted into the auricle at points that are said to have a connection with an organ. Points for "desire" or "anti-aggression" can also be triggered. If the therapist injects procaine there, this is said to intensify the suggestive effect and support smoking cessation, for example.