Zero point — right ear
Ear-axis reference point
Point Zero is a Nogier-derived auricular reference point near the root of the helix. It is rendered as a local chart landmark rather than as the body midline or a systemic anatomical zero.
Point 3 of 26 in Auriculotherapy — Nogier inverted-fetus ear map
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Paul Nogier, first auricular somatotopy map (primary)
Original publication of the inverted-fetus auricular somatotopy attributed to Nogier.
Paul Nogier, From Auriculotherapy to Auricular Medicine (scholarly_modern)
Nogier account of auriculotherapy and later auriculomedicine terminology and point framework.
Terry Oleson, Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture (secondary)
Modern clinical synthesis of Chinese and Western auricular point nomenclature and locations.
Huangdi Neijing · Lingshu (primary_canonical)
Classical ear-vessel and ear-channel references; supports the TCM historical lineage, not the modern Nogier point coordinates.
Andreas Wirz-Ridolfi, The History of Ear Acupuncture and Ear Cartography (scholarly_modern)
Historical review documenting the 1957 Nogier map, later Chinese/WHO charts, and cartographic variation.