You may see ear seeding referred to as auricular therapy ... Nogier posited that the ear was shaped like an inverted fetus, with the fetal head corresponding to the ear lobe.

All the features of the body are thought to be represented in the many curves and folds of the ear, a kind of inverted fetus drawing ... Chinese and French auricular acupuncture points were ...

The basis for this strange notion is the concept of the inverted foetus, and idea developed ... Due to the development of his thoughts and studies auricular acupuncture made its debut.