Chinese Name:
Tinggong (English translation: Hearing Palace)
Location:
On the region of the face, anterior to the
tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible, in the depression
formed when the mouth is open.
Classification:
Crossing point of the Small Intestine, San Jiao and
Gall Bladder
Meridians
Indications:
- Tinnitus, deafness, otorrhea
- Toothache, dysfunction of the maxillary
joint
Functions:
Benefits the ears - Great point for any
kind of ear problem.
Needling:
Perpendicular insertion 1.0 - 1.5 cun with the mouth open. |