Yilong

English:	Shielding Deafness
Also Known As:

Location

• In the depression, 0.5 cun above SJ-17 Yifeng, behind the ear.

Needling

• Slanted insertion directed slightly forward and downward, 1.5 to 2 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness in the lower ear, sometimes extending to the root of the tongue.

Command Functions

Actions

Indications

Deafness Tinnitus

Deaf-mutism

Combinations

N-HN-8 Tingxue N-HN-10 Tingcong N-HN-18 Yimingxia	SJ-21 Ermen SI-19 Tinggong GB-2 Tinghui
Tinnitus or deafness	Deaf-mutism

Contraindications

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