A pressure feeler is a pen-shaped instrument with a spring-loaded tip destinated to apply different pressure on the skin.
These pressure are obtained at the middle stroke of the feeler tip.
In Auriculotherapy, feelers are designed to find out, on the external ear, the points which are sensitive to pressure. The auricular examination is carried out in two parts: palpation of the two ears to detect painful area, then precise localization of painful points with a feeler. This pressure feeler method of detection is based on the principal of pain detection. It is easy to observe the pain reaction on the face, which the pathognomonic sign of the auricular technique.
How to Use Pressure Feeler:
Hold the pressure feeler perpendicular to the skin. The detection of the point requires a slow and careful handling of successive pressures giving time to the patient to react to each pressure.
It is then possible to analyze the reaction of three tissue levels:
* deep: 130 - 250 g
* medium: 60 - 130 g
* superficial: 10 g
