Objective To investigate the selection and dispensing rules of auricular point sticking therapy for intractable hiccups and provide reference for auricular point sticking therapy for the patients with intractable hiccups.Methods The literature on auricular point sticking therapy for intractable hiccups was searched in SinoMed, CNKI, Wanfang Database, VIP Database, PubMed and Web of Science from the establishment of the database to August 18, 2023, and the data from the available literature were subjected to descriptive and correlation analyses.Results A total of 75 papers were included, and the most common types of intractable hiccups were peripheral hiccups （54.17%） and central hiccups （40.28%）.Auricular point sticking therapy involved 28 auricular acupoints and 420 frequency sessions,of which the most commonly used auricular acupoints were Erzhong（HX1）（16.67%）, Wei（CO4）（16.19%）, Shenmen（TF4）（14.52%）, and Jiaogan（AH6a）（12.14%）.The commonly matched auricular acupoints were Erzhong-Pizhixia-Jiaogan-Shenmen-Wei, Erzhong-Jiaogan-Shenmen-Wei, Erzhong-Shenmen-Wei, Wei-Erzhong, and so on.Conclusion The selection of acupoints for the treatment of intractable hiccups by auricular point sticking follows the method of mutual reference between traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine, supplemented by the combination of syndrome differentiation of viscera and addition and subtraction of acupoints according to the etiology of the disease, which can serve as reference for clinical nursing staff in selecting acupoints.