SI19 (Tinggong, “Tinggong”) is an acupuncture point on the Small Intestine Channel Meridian. It is located anterior to the tragus, in the depression formed when the mouth is opened, between the tragus and the condyloid process of the mandible. It opens the orifices of the ear, calms the spirit, and alleviates pain.
Anterior to the tragus, in the depression formed when the mouth is opened, between the tragus and the condyloid process of the mandible.
With the patient's mouth slightly open, insert the needle perpendicularly 0.5 to 1.0 cun. The needle is aimed slightly posteriorly toward the ear canal.
Opens the orifices of the ear, calms the spirit, and alleviates pain.
Deafness, tinnitus like the sound of cicadas, fullness in the chest and abdomen, madness, epilepsy, convulsions, lockjaw, foaming at the mouth, throat constriction, muteness, bone soreness, dizziness, mania, jaw pain, toothache.
Tinggong is a crucial local point for a wide range of ear disorders, particularly deafness and tinnitus, as its name 'Palace of Hearing' suggests. The classical texts emphasize its connection to the Shaoyang channels, making it effective for conditions involving both the ear and the jaw, such as TMJ disorders. Its indications for epilepsy, mania, and convulsions highlight a significant classical function of calming the spirit and clearing disturbances from the head's orifices.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《醫學綱目·刺灸》 Yīxué Gāngmù · Cìjiǔ — Outline of Medicine: Needling and Moxibustion, Lou Ying, 1565 · 卷之八·陰陽臟腑部 · 穴法下 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
聽宮二穴，在耳中珠子大如赤小豆，手足少陽手太陽三脈之會。 針入三分，可灸三壯According to this text, SI19 lies at the ear, at the pearl-like prominence the size of a red bean; it is a meeting point of the hand and foot Shaoyang and hand Taiyang. Needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion 3 cones is permitted.
《鍼灸聚英》 Zhēnjiǔ Jùyīng — Gathering of Eminent Acupuncturists, Gao Wu, 1529 · Source: Wikisource ↗
聽宮、絲竹空、聽會治耳聾The text records that SI19 was used together with Sizhukong (TE23) and Tinghui (GB2) for deafness.
SI19 is one of 19 points on the Small Intestine Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
SI19 (Tinggong) is located anterior to the tragus, in the depression formed when the mouth is opened, between the tragus and the condyloid process of the mandible.
SI19 opens the orifices of the ear, calms the spirit, and alleviates pain. Common clinical indications include deafness, tinnitus like the sound of cicadas, fullness in the chest and abdomen, madness, epilepsy, convulsions, lockjaw, foaming at the mouth, throat constriction, muteness, bone soreness, dizziness, mania, jaw pain, toothache.
With the patient's mouth slightly open, insert the needle perpendicularly 0.5 to 1.0 cun. The needle is aimed slightly posteriorly toward the ear canal.
SI19 is a point on the Small Intestine Channel Meridian (Shǒu Tài Yáng Xiǎo Cháng Jīng).