EL05 Shanghe (Upper Jaw)

上頜shàng héShanghe

Auricular Points

Location of acupuncture point EL05 Shanghe (Upper Jaw)
5
Indications
3
Protocols
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Location

In the center of Area 3 of the Earlobe

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which EL05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using EL05

  • Orthodontic Pain – AT07, AT12, CYC01, CYC05, EL05, EL06, HCS03, TF10 (doi:10.1590/2177-6709.26.6.e2119381.oar ↗)
  • Myofascial Pain, Temporomandibular Disorder – CVC06, CVC09, CYC08, CYC11, EL05, EL06, HCS03, TF10 (doi:10.1155/2015/342507 ↗)
  • Anxiety, Sleep Disorder, Temporomandibular Disorder – CYC01, CYC08, CYC11, EL05, EL06, EL12, IAC03, TF10 (Cândido Dos Reis Andréa et al.. Effect of Auricular Acupuncture on the Reduction of Symptoms Related to Sleep Disorders, Anxiety and Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD).. Alternative therapies in health and medicine, 2021)

Most often selected alongside EL05

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with EL05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • EL06Lower Jaw3 protocols
  • TF10Shenmen3 protocols
  • CYC01Stomach2 protocols
  • CYC08Liver2 protocols
  • CYC11Kidney2 protocols
  • HCS03Mouth2 protocols
  • AT07Occiput1 protocols
  • AT12Nervous Subcortex1 protocols
  • CVC06Spleen1 protocols
  • CVC09San Jiao1 protocols
  • CYC05Large Intestine1 protocols
  • EL12Anxious Point1 protocols