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TB-22 Harmony Bone-Hole
和髎 〔和髎〕hé liáo
Alternate names: 耳和 ěr hé liáo, Ear Harmony Bone-Hole; 禾髎 hé liáo, Grain Bone-Hole; 和空 hé kōng, Harmony Hollow
Channel: TB, Hand Lesser Yáng (shào yáng) Triple Burner Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located anterior to the ear, level with the superior root of the ear, on the posterior edge of the preauricular hairline (i.e., the sideburn).
Classic location: In front of Ear Gate (TB-21) below the sidelock, at the site of the horizontal pulse. (Yī Zōng Jīn Jiàn)
Local anatomy: The superficial temporal artery and vein. The branch of the auriculotemporal nerve, on the course of the temporal branch of the facial nerve.
Action: Dispels wind and frees the network vessels; opens the orifices.
Modern indications: Headache; tinnitus; deafness; toothache.
Classic indications: Submandibular swelling; runny nose; swelling of the tip of the nose; tugging and slackening; deviated mouth.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.1‒0.3 cùn perpendicular insertion or 0.3‒0.5 cùn oblique insertion. Moxa: 1‒2 cones; pole 3‒5 min.
Point groups: Intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the triple burner, small intestine and gallbladder channels.
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