Si19 Tinggong ( Ig19 )

Location Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible , in the depression formed when the mouth is open

Indications Deafness , tinnitus , otorrhea , motor impairment of the mandibular joint , toothache .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch when the mouth is open . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The auricular branches of the superficial temporal artery and vein .

Innervation The branch of the facial nerve , the auriculotemporal nerve .