Tiny ear seeds from the vaccaria plant are applied in specific points on the ear instead of using acupuncture needles. The seeds are small and round objects that can be applied to different pressure points on the ear using an adhesive tape. The patient can then press the points where the seeds are and stimulate the acupuncture or acupressure points that way. Usually they stay on for a week at a time, and the patient presses the points a couple of times per day to stimulate it.