TB17 (Yìfēng, “Yìfēng”) is an acupuncture point on the Triple Burner Meridian. It is located posterior to the earlobe, in the depression between the mastoid process and the ramus of the mandible. Pressing on the point elicits a sensation that can radiate into the ear. It expels pathogenic wind, benefits the ears, clears the channels and alleviates pain, opens the orifices.
Posterior to the earlobe, in the depression between the mastoid process and the ramus of the mandible. Pressing on the point elicits a sensation that can radiate into the ear.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun. The needle is often directed slightly anteriorly and superiorly towards the temporomandibular joint, or inferiorly and anteriorly along the posterior border of the ramus of the mandible.
Expels pathogenic wind, benefits the ears, clears the channels and alleviates pain, opens the orifices..
Earache, tinnitus, deafness, lockjaw (trismus), mouth and eye deviation, facial paralysis, toothache, pain of the jaw, cheek swelling, inability to speak, stuttering, scrofula, infantile convulsions with frequent yawning, mumps, difficulty turning the head, mouth cannot be closed (dislocated jaw), pain that refers to the nose..
Yifeng is a primary local point for any disorder of the ear, including tinnitus, deafness, and otitis, due to its ability to open the ear orifice. As its name 'Wind Screen' implies, it is exceptionally effective for expelling wind from the face, making it a key point for facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, and lockjaw. Its location at the convergence of the San Jiao and Gallbladder channels also makes it useful for clearing heat and resolving swelling in the jaw, cheeks, and throat.
TB17 is one of 23 points on the Triple Burner Meridian. Nearby points:
TB17 (Yìfēng) is located posterior to the earlobe, in the depression between the mastoid process and the ramus of the mandible. Pressing on the point elicits a sensation that can radiate into the ear.
TB17 expels pathogenic wind, benefits the ears, clears the channels and alleviates pain, opens the orifices. Common clinical indications include earache, tinnitus, deafness, lockjaw (trismus), mouth and eye deviation, facial paralysis, toothache, pain of the jaw, cheek swelling, inability to speak, stuttering, scrofula, infantile convulsions with frequent yawning, mumps, difficulty turning the head, mouth cannot be closed (dislocated jaw), pain that refers to the nose.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun. The needle is often directed slightly anteriorly and superiorly towards the temporomandibular joint, or inferiorly and anteriorly along the posterior border of the ramus of the mandible.
TB17 is a point on the Triple Burner Meridian (Sān Jiāo).