GB-02 (Ting Hui) Auditory Convergence
Acupuncture Points on the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
Actions:
- Benefits the ears, eliminates wind and clears heat
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Indications:
- Deafness, tinnitus, toothache, motor impairment of the temporomandibular joint, mumps, deviation of the eye and mouth.
Pont Location:
- A Manual of Acupuncture: In the hollow between the intertragic notch posteriorly and the condyloid process of the mandible anteriorly. Locate this point with the mouth wide open.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Anterior to the intertragic notch, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. The point is located with the mouth open.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
