Yi Feng: TCM Acupoint Guide

Name

Yi Feng (Yifeng)

Location

Behind the earlobe, between the ramus of the mandible and the mastoid process, in the depression just superior to the palpable transverse process of the first cervical vertebra. Note: fold the earlobe forward to reveal this point.

Needling

• Note: open the mouth, insert the needle, then close the mouth. This way you can insert the needle quite deeply.
• Slanted insertion, for deaf-mutism, needle pointed in a medial downward direction, 1.5 to 2 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending toward the pharynx causing a constricted hot feeling.
• Straight insertion, for parotitis or facial paralysis, needle pointed toward the eyeball of the opposite side, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: distention and pain at the bottom of the ear, sometimes extending to the anterior part of the tongue.
• Perpendicular insertion, directed towards the opposite ear, 0.5 to 1 cun.
• Caution: if the needle is directed too anteriorly or posteriorly, pain will ensue and may cause discomfort on opening and closing the mouth for some time after the treatment.
• Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
• Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

• Meeting point of the Gall Bladder channel

Actions

• Benefits the ears
• Benefits vision
• Soothes the ear
• Eliminates Wind
• Clears Heat
• Activates the channel
• Alleviates pain

Indications

• Deafness
• Tinnitus
• Discharge from the ear
• Itching inside the ear
• Redness, pain and swelling of the ear
• Earache
• Mumps
• Enlargement of the parotid gland
• Scrofula
• Superficial visual obstruction with visual dizziness
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Convulsions, generally with a headache and an arched, rigid back
• Temporomandibular arthritis
• Membrane over the eye
• Aural vertigo
• Hypertension
• Sensation of heaviness of the head
• Subluxation of the maxilla
• Lack of sensation in the face
• Neuralgia of the shoulders and scapula
• Deviation of the mouth and eye
• Loss of speech
• Tetany with inability to speak
• Lockjaw, trismus
• Pain and swelling of the cheek
• Toothache of the lower jaw
• Pain of the teeth and gums
• Mania disorder
• Clonic spasm
• Facial paralysis
• Bell's palsy
• Deaf-mutism
• Sudden mutism
• Sore eyes
• Blurred vision
• Otitis media
• Mania with auditory hallucinations
• Chronic yawning in infants
• Lymphangitis
• Likes to stretch, especially children
• Swelling of the cheeks
• Ptosis of the lower jaw
• Frequent yawning in infants

Combinations

Notes

An essential local point for the treatment of ear disorders. The main point for facial paralysis, whether due to Exterior or Interior Wind. A major point to clear Exterior Wind.