G11 Touqiaoyin ( VB11 )

Location Posterior and superior to the mastoid process , on the line connecting G10 and G12

Indications Pain of the head and neck , tinnitus , deafness , pain in the ears .

Method Puncture subcutaneously - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The branches of the posterior auricular artery and vein .

Innervation The anastomotic branch of the great and lesser occipital nerves .