GB02 Tinghui (Hearing Convergence)

Location

Anterior to the intertragic notch at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible; point is located with mouth open.

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.

TCM actions

What classical sources say GB02 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using GB02

The 50 best-sourced of 97, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, SI19, BL02, TB21, TB23, GB02, GB14, GB20, CV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, ST02, ST06, ST07, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60018-0 ↗)
• 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 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60074-1 ↗)
• Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST07, ST36, ST44, ST45, SI18, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.1590/S1807-59322009001200014 ↗)
• Deafness, Hearing Impaired – TB05, GB02 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
• Hearing Loss Sudden Sensorineural, Ear Fullness – SI19, KD01, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000004062 ↗)
• Headache, Hearing Loss Sudden Sensorineural, Ear Fullness, Hearing Loss Sensorineural Sudden, Otalgia – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB08, GB20, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1177/2050313X17711861 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Synkinesis, Sequelae Facial Nerve Palsy – ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI19, GB02, GB21, LV03, CV17 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2015.01.006 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sensorineural Sudden – LI04, ST07, ST36, SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000013742 ↗)
• Tinnitus – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1155/2019/1318639 ↗)
• Tinnitus – ST36, ST40, SP06, SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2019/1318639 ↗)
• Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Spasm Orbicularis Oculi, Spasm Facial Muscle Involuntary – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Hearing Loss Unilateral, Hearing Impairment Word Recognition – SI19, KD03, TB17, GB02, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1593659 ↗)
• Tinnitus Unilateral – TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV02 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, GB02, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
• Tinnitus Unilateral – LI20, SI19, BL02, TB12, TB17, TB22, GB02, GB07, GB12, GB20, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV21 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
• Tinnitus – ST36, TB03, TB17, GB02, GB08, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
• Dizziness, Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Ear Pain, Barotrauma Ear, Pressure Ear – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000025674 ↗)
• Headache, Temporomandibular Pain, Muscle Mastication Pain, Restriction Mandibular-movement, Joint-noise – LI04, ST06, ST36, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB34 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32075 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective, Tinnitus Non-pulsating, Tinnitus Idiopathic – LI04, ST36, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB18, TB19, TB20, TB21, TB22, GB02, GB08, GB20 (doi:10.5114/pq.2021.108662 ↗)
• Anxiety, Tinnitus Neurological – TB17, GB02 (doi:10.19763/j.cnki.2096-7403.2025.06.11 ↗)
• Tinnitus – SI19, TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.16305/j.1007-1334.2020.1906035 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Kidney-liver Deficiency – SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, CV04, GV20 (doi:10.16305/j.1007-1334.2020.1906035 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sensorineural – SI19, TB17, GB02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.06.009 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.27282/d.cnki.gsdzu.2020.000863 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss – SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03 (doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2020.000515 ↗)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST02, ST07, ST08, TB17, GB02, GB14, GB20, CV24 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.Z20180246 ↗)
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorder – LI04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, SI19, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB20 (doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.03.026 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective, Tinnitus Chronic – ST36, SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, GB02 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S433048 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus Idiopathic – ST36, SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB12, GB20, GB43, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037107 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss – ST36, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1159/000538236 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101087 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Vertigo, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – LI04, ST36, SP06, KD03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB44, LV03 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101087 ↗)
• Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, BL10, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB12, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101087 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB40, LV03 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101087 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, GB02, LV03, XH16 (doi:10.2196/69163 ↗)
• Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB10, GB11, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.1089/acu.2024.0004 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Tinnitus – LI04, SI19, TB03, TB05, GB02 (doi:10.2147/JMDH.S550296 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Deafness, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sudden Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – LI04, SI19, TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1689472 ↗)
• Hearing Loss, Conductive Hearing Loss – LI04, ST07, ST36, SI16, SI19, TB16, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2026.29.2.233 ↗)
• Jaw Pain, Temporomandibular Disorder, Myofascial Craniomandibular Pain – LI04, ST06, ST36, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB34, XH05 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32075 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB17, GB02, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230808-k0001 ↗)
• Allergic Rhinitis, Nasal Congestion, Sneezing, Rhinorrhea, Itching Nasal, Itching Eye – LU07, LU09, ST36, SI03, SI19, BL13, BL20, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, TB17, TB21, GB02, CV04, CV12, GV04, GV12 (doi:10.4103/abr.abr_49_22 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss – LI04, SI19, KD03, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB03 (doi:10.1177/19336586251363176 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Tinnitus Chronic – SI19, KD17, KD19, TB17, GB02, GB13, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.1016/j.explore.2022.06.002 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Bell Palsy – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI19, TB21, GB02, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.7759/cureus.112675 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200913-k0001 ↗)
• Hearing Loss Sudden Sensorineural – LI04, ST07, ST36, SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000013742 ↗)
• Tinnitus – LU07, BL23, TB04, TB17, GB02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20211102-k0002 ↗)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder – GB02, GB13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220208-k0001 ↗)

Most often selected alongside GB02

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GB02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• TB17Hurricane74 protocols
• SI19Palace Of Hearing64 protocols
• TB21Ear Gate52 protocols
• TB03Central Islet34 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool29 protocols
• LV03Great Surge29 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley28 protocols
• TB05Outer Gate27 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles25 protocols
• KD03Great Stream24 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences22 protocols
• ST07Below The Arch18 protocols

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