Tongue Acupuncture

What conditions can tongue acupuncture be used for?

Through twenty years of research and clinical practice, tongue acupuncture treatments have been found to benefit a wide range of conditions:

Neurological disorders:

• cerebral palsy

• autism

• ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder)

• Downs Sydrome

• multiple sclerosis

• Parkinson's disease

• stroke (or apoplectic coma)

• traumatic brain injury (or coma due to traumatic brain injury)

• Bell's palsy (facial palsy)

• cerebellar atrophy

• brain atrophy

• Alzheimer's disease

• muscular dystrophy

• hemiplegia

• anorexia

• bulimia

• insomnia

• stress

• depression

Disorders in sense organs:

• • depression

  • visual impairment

  • optic atrophy

  • macular degeneration

  • sinusitis

  • tinnitus （ringing in the ears)

  • nerve deafness

  • Meniere's disease

  • pharyngitis (sore throat)

  • rhinitis

Gynaecological disorders

• • menopause

  • irregular menstruation

  • amenorrhoea

Digestion disorders

• • amenorrhoea

  • irritable bowel syndrome

  • neurotic vomiting

Tongue acupuncture is also helpful with stopping smoking, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and chronic fatigue.

In Dr. Sun Jie Guang’s collaborative research with Paediatric Professor Virginia Wong of the University of Hong Kong, children with excessive drooling problems due to neurological disorders showed clinical improvement in saliva control. Autistic children also displayed improvements in intellectual function, tantrum, eye contact, concentration, social communication, and language control after receiving tongue acupuncture treatments. Patients with cerebral palsy exhibited diverse grades of improvement in clinical motor function, as well as self-care ability.

Is tongue acupuncture painful?

Most patients find tongue acupuncture treatment perfectly acceptable. Some patients may occasionally experience minor pain, slight bleeding, or localized swelling and bruising, from which they soon recover.

How does tongue acupuncture work?

Tongue acupuncture is a natural treatment that exploits the patients’ own potentialities and facilitates recovery through self-regulation of the human body. Serving the dual purpose of healing sick and strengthening our health, it has its own scientific base and stands unique among medical treatments.

How do I find a safe and effective tongue acupuncture practitioner?

Undertaking the training course is essential in being able to practice tongue acupuncture - it is different from all other types of acupuncture.

Ms. Judy Zu, B.HSc (acupuncture), B.M, has over 30 years experience in acupuncture, and is now a certified practitioner of tongue acupuncture, as taught by Dr. Sun Jie Guang. Ms Zu has practiced tongue acupuncture in both China and Australia.