Auricular Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances

Auricular acupuncture treatments will be utilizing ASP needles. The needles will stay in and fall out on their own (usually 3-10 days). For some patients who are acupuncture naïve, Seirin 15mm needles will be placed and allowed to remain for 45 minutes. This option will be provided to all subjects for their first treatment. Auricular acupuncture treatment possible locations will be as defined as: Master Cerebral/Prefrontal cortex, Amygdala, Hippocampus, Hypothalamus, Point Zero, Shen Men, Insomnia 1,Insomnia 2 OR Prefrontal Cortex, Reticular formation, Pineal gland, Hypothalamus, Point zero. In acupuncture parlance, the patient will be treated with ATP plus sleep I on first visit, then the acupuncturist will continue to use that treatment for each subsequent visit with the potential to add ATP plus sleep II. Both ears will be treated unless the patient requests that one be left open. The acupuncturist may use sleep I in one ear and sleep II in the other.

Standard treatment from Primary Care Manager (PCM) or Mental Health or both