LOCATION: In front of the ear, on the superior border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression
above St 7.
IMAGE: "Upper Hinge" refers to the point's proximity to and effect upon the TMJ.
FUNCTIONS: Clears the Channels & Invigorates Collaterals, Dispels Heat & Damp from Liver
& GallBladder, Improves Hearing, Opens the Orifices, Reduces Wind & Heat, Sharpens the Sense
Organs, Stimulates the Brain
INDICATIONS:
deafness
facial paralysis
"lockjaw"
otitis media
tinnitus
toothache
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun. Avoid Deep Insertion.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: hallucinating wildly
POINT COMBINATIONS:
OTHER:
