SI-19 (Ting Gong) Auditory Palace

Acupuncture Points on this Channel SI-01 SI-02 SI-03 SI-04 SI-05 SI-06 SI-07 SI-08 SI-09 SI-10 SI-11 SI-12 SI-13 SI-14 SI-15 SI-16 SI-17 SI-18 SI-19

Acupuncture Points on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang

• Meeting Point of the Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Gallbladder Channels

Actions:

• Benefits the ears
• Calms the spirit

Indications:

• Deafness, tinnitus, otorrhea, motor impairment of the mandibular joint, toothache.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: With the mouth open, this point is located in the depression between the middle of the tragus and the condyloid process of the mandible.
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible, in the depression formed when the mouth is open.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch when the mouth is open.