Word: ear
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Chinese acupuncturists, Wall found, use three totally different systems for placing the needles: 1) scattered all over the body, 2) concentrated in the ear lobe and 3) concentrated in the region of the pain. All three schools claim to be using traditional methods. But those involve inserting needles at particular points along lines called "meridians" to affect the functioning of specific organs. In fact, Wall points out, it is now generally recognized in China that the classical meridians for placing the needles have no proven physiological basis...
...moved west, settling into a funky Laurel Canyon cottage. It was a time of unrest on campuses and growing resistance to Viet Nam. Musically, the canyon was an exciting place to be. Los Angeles bands like the Byrds and the Buffalo Springfield played a softer music crafted for the ear instead of the viscera. A new generation was "getting it together," and Joni Mitchell wrote its anthem, Woodstock...
...other fat fad to incur the displeasure of the A.M.A. is "staplepuncture," which is based on the theory - so far unconfirmed - that there are "obesity nerve endings" in the ear. Doctors who practice the art place surgical staples in their patients' ears and instruct them to wiggle the metal clips with their fingers whenever they feel like cheating on the 400-calorie-per-day diet that accompanies the treatment...
...already well-motivated to reduce, the staples play a part in the loss. Instead, he attributes any reduction in weight to what he considers a dangerously deficient diet. But he admits that the staples do have at least one observable medical effect on some patients. They often cause ear infections...
...student's room, although my guess is it created more blocking problems than it should have, and the inadequate lighting should probably be blamed on the equipment in the Lowell House JCR. If the director, Robert Stier, had trouble with stage movement, though, it doesn't show. His ear for intonation isn't always accurate, but otherwise his direction is competent and unobtrusive...