Fitted, integrally molded device for stimulating auricular acupuncture points and method of making the device

A method for forming a device for selectively applying pressure to discreet selected auricular acupuncture pressure points without penetrating skin, comprising:

• marking selected acupuncture points on the auricular surface by depositing thereon a transferable marking substance:
• forming an impression of the auricular cavity of the ear, by impressing on the auricular surface of the ear a malleable material, and applying pressure to the malleable material to form a surface of complementary configuration to the auricular surface, the points on the complementary configuration to the auricular surface, the points on the complementary surface of the malleable material contacting the marked pressure points being marked by the marking substance;
• removing the marked impression from the auricular cavity and supplying projections to the marked points on the surface of the impression complementary to the auricular surface to form a projection-bearing surface;
• forming a mold having a molding surface complementary to the projection-bearing surface of the impression;
• filling the mold with a moldable substance capable of forming a solid mass in the mold, which solid mass has a surface substantially identical to the surface of the projection-bearing impression;
• hardening the moldable substance to form a solid device having a surface generally complementary to the auricular surface and having projections located in correspondence with the selected acupuncture pressure points;
• and,
• removing the solid device from the mold.