M. Romoli et A. Giommi, EAR ACUPUNCTURE AND PSYCHOSOMATIC-MEDICINE - RIGHT-LEFT ASYMMETRY OF ACUPOINTS AND LATERAL PREFERENCES .2., Acupuncture & electro-therapeutics research, 19(1), 1994, pp. 11-17
A group of 50 patients with Possible psychosomatic disorders was exami
ned with five right-left preference tests: Oldfield's Handedness Inven
tory, and Coren and Porac's preference tests for hand, foot, eye and e
ar. The patients were sorted into ''complete right'' (consistent answe
rs) and ''incomplete right'' (having answered ''left'' to at least one
question) groups for each of these different tests. The sensitization
of the left ear, particularly of the Sanjiao or Triple Heater area, i
s higher in the complete right than in the incomplete right group. The
side to treat with Acupuncture is important for diagnosis and therapy
.