Sundance Acupuncture

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GB-2 Tinghui - Hearing Assembly

More Spirit Names: Reunion of Hearing, Auditory Convergence, Hearing Convergence, Hearing Laughter, Hinge

English:	Meeting of Hearing
Also Known As:	Confluence of Hearing Reunion of Hearing Hearing Assembly Hearing Convergence

Location

In the hollow between the intertragic notch posteriorly and the condyloid process of the mandible anteriorly. Locate this point with the mouth open.
In the depression anterior the intertragic notch of the ear, below SI-19 Tinggong.
When the mouth is open, the point lies in a depression anterior to the intertragic notch, directly below SI-19 Tinggong, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible.

Needling

Transverse insertion posteriorly0.2 to 0.3 cun, or extend to connect with M-HN-9 Taiyang.
Straight insertion with the mouth open, direct the needle slightly backward, 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

Actions

Benefits the ears
Eliminates Wind
Clears Heat
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain

Indications

Tinnitus
Deafness
Redness, swelling and pain of the era
Purulent discharge from the ear
Itching of the ear
Facial paralysis
Otitis media
Deaf-mutism
Hemiplegia
Madly running away
The patient runs incessantly
Swelling of the parotid glands
Headache
Tempomandibular joint arthritis
Rushing in the ears
Inflammation of the auricular canal
Loose teeth
Dislocation of the jaw

Mumps
Toothache
Windstroke
Deviation of the mouth and eye
Tempomandibular joint pain
Dislocation of the jaw
Difficulty chewing
Disorientation
Seizure in which the body is alternately tense and limp
Seizures
Facial pain
Motor impairment of the tempomandibular joint
Insensitivity of the face
Swelling of the cheek
Receding gums
Lockjaw
Hyperlachrymation

Combinations

LI-4 Hegu ST-6 Jiache	SI-19 Tinggong SJ-17 Yifeng Then needle ST-36 Zusanli LI-4 Hegu	SI-17 Tianrong SI-19 Tinggong SJ-3 Zhongzhu
Swelling, redness and pain of the ear	Deafness due to Qi Obstruction	Deafness and tinnitus
SJ-3 Zhongzhu SJ-5 Waiguan SJ-22 Erheliao LI-1 Shangyang SI-19 Tinggong LI-4 Hegu PC-9 Zhongchong Or N-HN-11 Tingmin N-HN-17 Chiqian Or SJ-4 Yangchi	SJ-21 Ermen GB-20 Fengchi GB-43 Xiaxi SI-19 Tinggong Or SJ-5 Waiguan	SI-19 Tinggong SJ-21 Ermen DU-20 Baihui UB-8 Luoque LI-5 Yangxi SI-2 Qiangu SI-3 Houxi SI-4 Wangu SJ-3 Zhongzhu SJ-2 Yemen LI-1 Shangyang UB-23 Shenshu
Deafness	Impaired hearing and deafness	Tinnitus
ST-5 Daying SI-18 Quanliao LI-11 Quchi	ST-6 Jiache ST-4 Dicang DU-26 Renzhong REN-24 Chengjiang LI-4 Hegu	UB-63 Jinmen
Toothache with aversion to Cold	Deviation of the mouth and eye	Bilateral deafness due to injury by Cold
ST-6 Jiache ST-4 Dicang	SJ-4 Yangchi
Apoplectic facial paralysis	Deafness

Contraindications

According to several texts moxibustion is contraindicated.

Notes

This point is frequently used to treat ear disorders.
Tinnitus and deafness treated here usually stem from Liver Yang Rising or Liver Fire, while otitis media is usually from Wind-Heat.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point	To know the right moment to act, the Gallbladder must first call together its advisors, the senses. This point is about hearing at every level, and it brings flexibility and openness to a Wood that has become so sure of itself that it can no longer take in anyone else's view.
Worsley	Not to be needled from the 1st month of pregnancy onward Location: In front of the lower edge of the tragus, on the back margin of the mandibular condyle; a hollow appears here when the mouth opens. Needle depth: 5 fen Moxa: 5 cones
When to Consider	When a person is so fixed on their own plan or opinion that no advice or other view can get through When a person cannot hear on the level of Mind and Spirit When rigidity comes from fear because the Gallbladder is weak When the need to control and direct has made the person unbending When there is difficulty hearing things When the person needs to give possibilities a fair hearing When hearing, inner or outer, is muddled and unclear
Notes	Use with a Wood Causative Factor (CF) who has pain in their ears

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.