Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-external meatal cartilage.
There are the auriculotemporal nerve and the branches or tributaries of the anterior auricular branches of the superficial temporal artery and vein in this area.
Location:
Open one's mouth slightly; in the depression between the anterior border of tragus and the posterior border of mandibular capitulum.
Function:
Improving the hearing, tranquilizing and inducing resuscitation, andactivating the collaterals.
Indications:
Deafness, tinnitus, otorrhea, motor impairment of the mandibular joint, and toothache.
Prescription:
Combined use with TinghuiGB2 (Tinghui (GB2) [3]), YifengTE17 (Yifeng (TE17) [4]) and ZhongzhuTE3 (Zhongzhu (TE3) Shu-Stream Point [5]) for treatment of tinnitus; and with TinghuiGB2 (GB2), YifengTE17 (TE17) and HeguLI4 (Hegu (LI4) Yuan-Source Point [6]) for treatment of inflammation of mandibular joint.
Methods:
Insert the needle perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 cun deep; needling response: local sensation of distension; moxibustion: using 1-3 moxa-cones, mild moxibustion for 10 min.
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