Sj17 Yifeng ( Tr17 )

Location Posterior to the lobule of the ear , in the depression between the mandible and mastoid process

Indications Tinnitus , deafness , otorrhea , facial paralysis , toothache , swelling of the cheek , scrofula , tris Mus .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The posterior auricular artery and vein , the external jugular vein .

Innervation The great auricular nerve ; deeper the site where the facial nerve perforates out of the stylomastoid foramen .