Using seeds taped to a point in auricular acupuncture/acupressure has been practiced in China for a very long time, and is now used around the world. They could have had an acupuncturist put a needle in the same spot, but needles can cause stress in children. Other spots that could be used are GB20 and Du20, but they are usually covered with hair.

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Utilizing the bead eliminated the “human” touch factor and allowed the researcher to objectively look at and see if the acupressure points worked or not. This approach could be compared to 3rd group of hands on acupressure in the future to see if there is any difference in hands vs hands of.
This study only used 52 subjects and is thus considered only preliminary in its findings and should not be considered reliable.

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