SJ-21 Ermen - Ear Gate
More Spirit Names: Ear Door
| English: | Ear Gate |
| Also Known As: | Ear Door Muliao Ear's Gate |
Location
- In the depression anterior to the supratragic notch and behind the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. The point is located with the mouth open.
- With the mouth slightly open, locate in the depression anterior to the supratragic notch and slightly superior to the condyloid process of the mandible.
- At the front of the tuberculum supratragicum, in the depression when the mouth is opened.
Needling
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- With the mouth open, join to SI-19 Tinggong and GB-2 Tinghui. 1.5 to 2.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending throughout the side of the face.
- Inferior oblique insertion, slightly posteriorly, 0.5 to 1 cun. The point is needled with the mouth open.
Command Functions
- Entry point
Actions
- Benefits the ears
- Clears Heat
- Opens the ear
- Expels Wind
Indications
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Combinations
| SI-19 Join Or | N-HN-15 | |
Deafness | Deaf-mutism | Otitis media Pressure in the ear Purulent ear sores with discharge |
SJ-23 | ||
Headache Toothache | Stiffness of the lips Pain from tooth decay of the upper jaw | Tinnitus with lumbar pain |
SI-19 | ||
Tinnitus | Impaired hearing and deafness |
Contraindications
- Some say that this point can cause blindness.
- Ancient books prohibit the use of moxibustion when treating patients with pus in the ear.
Notes
- This is only used as a local point for ear problems, especially if due to Liver Yang Rising.
- It is better to disperse this point than tonify.
- A local point for ear inflammation especially from Liver Yang.
- The pulse here measures the Qi of the ears and eyes
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | A gate gives access and also guards. On the spirit level this point is about receiving what we hear so that it nourishes us: adjusting to how something is said, sensing the intention behind the words, and knowing when to protect ourselves. It also concerns listening to our own inner voice. The isolation of the person who cannot hear, who feels left out and misses the joke, echoes the person who feels cut off in spirit and cannot hear words of friendship or warmth. |
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| Worsley | Heralds the truth. This gateway lets us really listen to the music of our own hearts and the hearts of others, and hear love's ultimate call, which unites us all. Location: In front of the upper edge of the tragus, in the hollow that forms when the mouth opens. |
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