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SI-19: II-19: ting gong
acupuncture
definition
ting gong = palace of hearing; listening palace
Exit point of the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) channel; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Hand Xiao Yang (Triple Warmer) and Foot Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) channels on the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) channel
location: Between the tragus and the mandibular joint, above Ting Hui (GB-2) and below Er Men (TW-21), in the depression formed when the mouth is open.
actions: clears Heat; pacifies the Shen; loosens and regulates Qi of ear; benefits the ear
indications: mania with auditory hallucinations; melancholia; seizures; all ear disorders; tinnitus; deafness; deaf-mutism; otitis externa; otitis media; inflammation of external ear canal; pus in the ear; aural vertigo; toothache; hoarseness; pain in the chest and abdomen
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, with mouth open, direct needle slightly downward; 0.3 - 2.0 cun, producing local soreness and distension, possibly spreading throughout the side of the face; sometimes a distended sensation in the eardrum, expanding outward
moxa: 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with GB-20, Lv-3, TW-17 and PC-6 (also consider: St-36, CV-12, Kd-3 and an mian) for Meniere's disease (Shanghai, p. 685)
» with TW-17, ting cong and ting xue for tinnitus (Shanghai, p. 161)
» with TW-17 and LI-4 for otitis media (Shanghai, p. 160);
» with GB-2, TW-17 and TW-7 for deafness (Shanghai, p. 160);
» with UB-20 to eliminate "sorrow and sadness below the heart" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 188).
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