Si16 Tianchuang ( Ig16 )

Location In the lateral aspect of the neck , in the posterior border of m . sternocleidomastoideus , posterosuperior to Li18

Indications Sore throat , sudden loss of voice , deafness , tinnitus , stiffness and pain of the neck .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 3 - 0 . 7 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The ascending cervical artery .

Innervalion The cutaneous cervical nerve , the emerging portion of the great auricular nerve .