Location
Anterior to the intertragic notch at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible; point is located with mouth open.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which GB02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit EarsBenefit EarsDeafnessDeviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopDischarge Ear PusDischarge Ear PusDisorientationHeatJaw Chewing StiffnessJaw Dislocated StiffnessImmobility Jaw ChewingImmobility Jaw DislocatedItchiness EarItchiness EarMumpsPainJaw Mandibular Joint PainJaw Mandibular Joint PainToothacheToothache RednessChannel StagnationChannel Stagnation SwellingTinnitusWindStroke
Protocols using GB02
- Headache, Temporomandibular Pain, Muscle Mastication Pain, Restriction Mandibular-movement, Joint-noise – LI04, ST06, ST36, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32075)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Liver-yang-hyperactivity – SI19, TB21, GB02, GB40, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-397)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST02, ST07, ST08, TB17, GB02, GB14, GB20, CV24 (https://doi.org/10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.Z20180246)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, GB02, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-12-97)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Phlegm-heat – ST40, SI19, PC08, TB21, GB02 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-397)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.27282/d.cnki.gsdzu.2020.000863)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB17, GB02, GB43 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0630-4)
- Cerebral Palsy, Motor Dysfunction, Posture Abnormalities – LI04, LI11, ST02, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, HT07, SI19, BL01, BL17, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB13, GB14, GB19, LV03, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV23, GV17, GV20, GV24 (Yu Hai-bo, Liu Yong-feng & Wu Li-xiong. Acupuncture Combined with Music Therapy for Treatment of 30 Cases of Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 243-246)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB40, GB41, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-224)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Kidney-yin-deficiency – SI19, BL26, KD13, TB21, GB02 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-397)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sensorineural – SI19, TB17, GB02 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.06.009)
- Tinnitus – ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI19, KD03, KD06, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB12, GB43, LV02, LV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 (陈丽华. 针刺治疗耳鸣的临床疗效观察. , [CNKI])