ACUPUNCTURE
Ting Hui: TCM Acupoint Guide
TINGHUI
Name
Ting Hui (Tinghui)
Location
In the hollow between the intertragic notch posteriorly and the condyloid process of the mandible anteriorly. Locate this point with the mouth open. It lies in a depression anterior to the intertragic notch, directly below SI-19 Tinggong, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible.
Needling
- Transverse insertion posteriorly, 0.2 to 0.3 cun, or extend to connect with M-HN-9 Taiyang.
- Straight insertion with the mouth open, direct the needle slightly backward, 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Benefits the ears
- Eliminates Wind
- Clears Heat
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
Indications
- Tinnitus
- Deafness
- Redness, swelling and pain of the ear
- Purulent discharge from the ear
- Itching of the ear
- Facial paralysis
- Otitis media
- Deaf-mutism
- Hemiplegia
- Swelling of the parotid glands
- Headache
- Temporomandibular joint arthritis
- Rushing in the ears
- Inflammation of the auricular canal
- Loose teeth
- Dislocation of the jaw
- Mumps
- Toothache
- Windstroke
- Deviation of the mouth and eye
- Temporomandibular joint pain
- Difficulty chewing
- Disorientation
- Seizure in which the body is alternately tense and limp
- Seizures
- Facial pain
- Motor impairment of the temporomandibular joint
- Insensitivity of the face
- Swelling of the cheek
- Receding gums
- Lockjaw
- Hyperlachrymation
Combinations
| Points | Indications |
|---|---|
| LI-4 Hegu, ST-6 Jiache | Swelling, redness and pain of the ear |
| SI-19 Tinggong, SJ-17 Yifeng, then ST-36 Zusanli, LI-4 Hegu | Deafness due to Qi Obstruction |
| SI-17 Tianrong, SI-19 Tinggong, SJ-3 Zhongzhu | Deafness and tinnitus |
| SJ-3 Zhongzhu, SJ-5 Waiguan, SJ-22 Erheliao, LI-1 Shangyang | Deafness |
| SJ-3 Zhongzhu, SJ-5 Waiguan, SJ-22 Erheliao, GB-2 Tinghui, SI-19 Tinggong, LI-4 Hegu, PC-9 Zhongchong, or N-HN-11 Tingmin, N-HN-17 Chiqian, or SJ-4 Yangchi | Impaired hearing and deafness |
| SJ-21 Ermen, GB-20 Fengchi, GB-43 Xiaxi, SI-19 Tinggong, or SJ-5 Waiguan | Tinnitus |
| SI-19 Tinggong, SJ-21 Ermen, DU-20 Baihui, UB-8 Luoque, LI-5 Yangxi, SI-2 Qiangu, SI-3 Houxi, SI-4 Wangu, SJ-3 Zhongzhu, SJ-2 Yemen, LI-1 Shangyang, UB-23 Shenshu | Tinnitus |
| ST-5 Daying, SI-18 Quanliao, LI-11 Quchi | Toothache with aversion to Cold |
| ST-6 Jiache, ST-4 Dicang, DU-26 Renzhong, REN-24 Chengjiang, LI-4 Hegu | Deviation of the mouth and eye |
| UB-63 Jinmen | Bilateral deafness due to injury by Cold |
| ST-6 Jiache, ST-4 Dicang | Apoplectic facial paralysis |
| SJ-4 Yangchi | Deafness |
Contraindications
According to several texts moxibustion is contraindicated.
Notes
This point is frequently used to treat ear disorders.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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