Meaning

Spasm Vessel.

Localization

Posterior to the ear, in a small depression on the mastoid bone, one third of the distance along a curved line drawn from Yifeng SJ.17 to Jiaosun SJ.20 following the line of the rim of the ear.

Functions

Cleanses heat, removes convulsions, clears holes.

Indications

- 5 holes diseases: decrement in visual acuity, iritis, glue ear, neurosensory loss of hearing, deaf-dumbness, tinnitus.
- Digestive system: vomiting, diarrhea.
- Features: vestibulopathy, Minier's disease, seasickness, convulsions in children in the setting of fright, headache, head congestion.

Needling Method

Puncture obliquely 0.3 - 0.5 cun. Ear edema is accompanied with bloodletting. Cauterization.