Acupoint+ST-7+Xia+Guan

//Below the Joint, Lower Barrier.// Meeting Point with the Gall Bladder Channel. = = =Location= At the lower border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible - located with mouth closed.
 * [[image:st7.jpg align="right"]]ST7** **•** **Xia Guan** • **Stomach 7**

=Point Summary= //Benefits The Ears Jaw And Teeth Activates the Channel Alleviates Pain// major TMJ point; upper jaw toothache

=Needling=

Depth:
0.3- 0.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
dispels wind and clears collaterals

Indications
upper toothache; TMJ; TM arthritis; otitis media; tinnitus; earache; pus in ear;

Special Notes
GB meridian crosses here

=Diagnostic Indications:= Deafness **•** Ear Disorders **•** Eye Deviation **•** Facial Muscle Paralysis **•** Facial Pain **•** Jaw Disorders **•** Mouth Deviation **•** Tinnitus **•** Toothache **•** Trigeminal Neuralgia **•**

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the stomach, large intestine, heart, gallbladder, anterior temporal lobe; ears, jaw, cheek; spleen-pancreas (equal coupled meridians). Disperses vessels, spleen-pancreas (unequal coupled meridian).. Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Vertigo on turning, fainting (Meniere's syndrome). Ears: buzzing, deafness, pain, otitis. Teeth: pain, dental abscess, congestion. Face: facial nerve, trigeminal nerve; yawning; spasms of the face; jaw dislocated; facial paralysis; eyes do not close; facial neuralgia.
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