Location
On both ears, located at the center of the upper part of the interior Antitragus.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which AT15 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Cerebella AtaxiaDisorders Of The Brain Such As Insufficient Blood Supply To The BrainEpilepsyParkinson's DiseaseStroke
Protocols using AT15
- Cognitive Failure – AT15, TF10 (doi:10.1186/s12912-024-02139-w ↗)
- Labor Pain – AT02, AT15, CVC10, HX04, IN01, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo33 ↗)
- Menopause – AT15, IAC03, IN02, IN03, TF08, TF10 (doi:10.1080/13697137.2026.2645641 ↗)
- Cognitive Impairment – AT05, AT15, CVC01, CYC11, TF10 (doi:10.1016/j.explore.2020.04.004 ↗)
- Infertility Ivf – LI04, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP08, SP10, PC06, LV03, CV06, GV20, AT15, IN01, TF08, TF10 (europepmc.org ↗)
- Premenstrual Syndrome – AT10, AT15, CYC08, CYC11, HCS02, HX04, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_120_16 ↗)
- Stress, Infertility Female – AH15, AT15, IN01, IN02, TF08, TF09, TR01 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_105_16 ↗)
- Labor Pain, Labor Prolonged – AT02, AT15, CVC10, HCS02, HX04, IAC03, IN01, TF08, TF09, TF10 (doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_141_17 ↗)
- Migraine Without Aura – AT06, AT12, AT15, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.180737 ↗)
- Schizophrenia – AT07, AT15, CVC01, CYC11, TF10 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – AT07, AT15, CYC01, HCS03, TF10 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Anxiety, Erectile Dysfunction – SP06, HT07, BL15, AT15, CVC01, CYC11, IAC03, TF10 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Fear, Sexual Difficulties in Women – SP06, HT07, BL15, AT15, CVC01, CYC11, IAC03, TF10 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Coma, Encephalitis, Measles – LU11, ST41, SP01, KD01, XH03, XL04, AT15 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Coma, Encephalitis, Measles – LU11, LI04, LI11, ST31, ST36, ST41, SP01, KD01, XH03, XL04, AT15 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside AT15
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with AT15. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- TF10Shenmen12 protocols
- TF08Uterus (Female) / Male Internal Genital (Male)6 protocols
- CYC11Kidney5 protocols
- IAC03Sympathetic5 protocols
- IN01Endocrine5 protocols
- CVC01Heart4 protocols
- HX04External Genital3 protocols
- IN02Ovary3 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols
- TF09Pelvis (Pelvic Cavity)3 protocols
- AT02Pituitary2 protocols
- AT07Occiput2 protocols
Other points on the Auricular Points
AH01AH02AH03AH04AH05AH06AH07AH08AH09AH10AH11AH12AH13AH14AH15AH16AT01AT02AT03AT04AT05AT06AT07AT08AT09AT10AT11AT12AT13AT14AT16AT17AT18CVC01CVC02CVC03CVC04CVC05CVC06CVC07CVC08CVC09CVC10CYC01CYC02CYC03CYC04CYC05CYC06CYC07CYC08CYC09CYC10CYC11CYC12CYC13CYC14CYC15CYC16CYC17CYC18CYC19CYC20CYC21CYC22EL01EL02EL03EL04EL05EL06EL07EL08EL09EL10EL11EL12EL13EL14EL15EL16EL17EL18HCS01HCS02HCS03HCS04HCS05HX01HX02HX03HX04HX05HX06HX07HX08HX09HX10HX11HX12HX13HX14HX15HX16IAC01IAC02IAC03IN01IN02IN03IN04IN05IN06POS01POS02POS03POS04POS05POS06POS07POS08POS09POS10POS11POS12POS13POS14POS15POS16POS17POS18POS19POS20POS21POS22POS23POS24SAC01SAC02SAC03SAC04SAC05SAC06SAC07SAC08SAC09SAC10SAC11SC01SC02SC03SC04SC05SC06SC07SC08SC09SC10SC11SC12TF01TF02TF03TF04TF05TF06TF07TF08TF09TF10TR01TR02TR03TR04TR05TR06TR07TR08TR09TR10TR11TR12TR13
