Objective To explore the effects of auricular point sticking on complication prevention in benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostate (TURP). Methods From January 2015 to December 2016, a total of 120 BPH inpatients were selected who undergoing TURP in the Surgery Department of Hai'an Chinese Medicine Hospital of Nantong City of Jiangsu Province by purposive sampling. All of the patients were divided into the control group and the observation group by random digit, 60 cases in each group. Patients in the control group accepted conventional nursing. On this basis, patients in the observation group were treated with auricular point sticking. The incidence of astriction, sleeping and pain with the numerical rating scale (NRS) of patients in two groups were compared. Results The incidence of astriction of patients was 11.67% in the observation group and 36.67% in the control group with a significant difference (χ2=10.23, P<0.01). The score of NRS of patients after surgery was (2.11±1.21) in the observation group and (2.75±1.45) in the control group with a significant difference (t=2.63, P<0.05). The time of falling asleep, hour of sleep, number of wake after sleep onset of patients was (33.14±15.62) min, (6.76±2.43) h and (2.46±1.78) respectively in the observation group and (41.22±20.13) min, (5.12±3.44) h and (3.31±2.14) in the control group with significant differences (t=2.46, 3.02, 2.37; P< 0.05). Conclusions Auricular point sticking can reduce the incidence of astriction of patients with TURP, alleviates patients' pain and improve patients' sleep quality.