Name

聽會

• Ting Hui
• Hearing Union
• Hearing the Reunion

Location

In front of and in the lower part of the tragus of the ear, at the level of the intertragic notch. Above TE-21, middle SI-19, below GB-2.

Actions

• Union, convergence of Qi: press to concentrate the Qi. If hearing is poor: tinnitus, deafness
• Relationship with Stomach: difficulty chewing, if ear pain: ST-6 + GB-2
• Disperses Wind: facial paralysis (Qi Ji is in emptiness)
• Mandibular dislocation

Comments

Together with TE-21 if there is pus, otitis or infections! Local point for ear disorders due to excess Liver-Yang.

Treatment

• Needling: 0.3 CUN perpendicular