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.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《黃帝明堂灸經》 Huángdì Míngtáng Jiǔjīng — The Yellow Emperor's Bright Hall Moxibustion Classic, Tang · 卷中 · 揹人形第八 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
翳風 二穴，在耳後尖角陷者中，按之引耳是也。 灸三壯。 主耳鳴聾失欠，暴啞不能言，口噤不開，及口吻喎也According to this text, TB17 lies in the depression at the pointed angle behind the ear, where pressure draws into the ear, and receives 3 moxa cones; it was used for tinnitus, deafness and dislocated jaw, sudden loss of voice, lockjaw, and deviation of the corner of the mouth.
《醫宗金鑑·刺灸心法要訣》 Yīzōng Jīnjiàn · Cìjiǔ Xīnfǎ Yàojué — Golden Mirror of Medicine: Essential Teachings on Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Wu Qian et al., 1742 · 卷七 · 頭部主病針灸要穴歌 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
翳風穴，主治耳聾及瘰癧。 《針經》云：先將銅錢約二十文，令患者咬之，尋取穴中。 針三分，禁灸The text records that TB17 was used for deafness and scrofula; citing the Zhenjing, the patient bites on about twenty copper coins while the point is located, it is needled 0.3 cun, and moxibustion is forbidden.
《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 ↗
翳風二穴，在耳後尖角陷中，按之引耳中痛，手足少陽之會。 針入七分，灸七壯According to this text, TB17 lies in the depression at the pointed angle behind the ear, where pressure causes pain drawing into the ear, a meeting point of the hand and foot shaoyang; it is needled 0.7 cun with 7 moxa cones.
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).