Auricular therapy

Duties and responsibilities:

An acupuncture technician, often called an acupuncture detoxification specialist, performs an acupuncture treatment on five points of the ear. In traditional Chinese medicine, all illnesses are believed to be driven by an energy imbalance in the body. Acupuncture uses needles to balance the energy of the body's pathways.

Salary:

Salary Range $38,000 – $137,000

Education:

You will need to participate in a program certified by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA). As an acupuncture technician, you may find work in detox and rehabilitation programs, mental health facilities, halfway houses and correctional facilities.

                                                               

Reflection:

 I wouldn’t like to work as an auricular therapist because it takes a lot of nerves to do it. Also because one always has to be exact in where to insert such things. I don’t have a lot of patience so it wouldn’t really work with me.