Acupoint+GB-2+Ting+Hui

Auditory Convergence. = = =Location= //With the mouth open, in the depression anterior to the auricular intertragic notch.//
 * [[image:gb2.jpg align="right"]]GB2** **•** **Ting Hui** • **Gall Bladder 2**

=Point Summary= //Benefits The Ears Activates the Channel Expels Wind Clears Heat Alleviates Pain// local point; ear and jaw

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 0.7 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
opens and benefits the ears

Indications
OM; ear pain; tinnitus; facial paralysis; mumps; dislocation or motor impairment of the jaw (TMJ)

Special Notes
thread TW-21, SI-17, GB-2

=Diagnostic Indications:= Deafness **•** Ear Disorders **•** Eye Deviation **•** Facial Muscle Paralysis **•** Hemiplegia **•** Jaw Disorders **•** Mouth Deviation **•** Parotitis **•** Tinnitus **•** Toothache **•**