HX01 Erjian (Ear Apex)

Location

On both ears, top of the Helix. When the auricle is folded from the Middle Ear Root toward the front, the Ear Apex is the tip of the folded Helix.

Indications

Conditions for which HX01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using HX01

• Hypertension – CVC01, HX01, IN01, TF04, TF10 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-303 ↗)
• Hypertension – CVC01, HX01, TF04, TF10 (doi:10.1080/10641963.2023.2169452 ↗)
• Insomnia Primary – HX01, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000048357 ↗)
• Insomnia – HT07, BL13, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, GV20, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, HX01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.12.009 ↗)
• Hyperglycemia, Diabetes Type-2, Type 1 Diabetes – HX01 (doi:10.33140/ijdmd.08.02.07 ↗)
• Incontinence Urinary – HX01 (doi:10.13188/2332-3442.1000040 ↗)
• Insomnia Perimenopausal – CVC01, CYC08, CYC11, HX01, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.06.002 ↗)
• Tonsillitis, Acute Tonsillitis – LU11, LI04, LI11, GV14, HX01 (Shen Su-Rong et al.. [Efficacy observation of acupuncture bloodletting and penicillin on treatment of children acute tonsillitis].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2014)

Most often selected alongside HX01

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with HX01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• TF10Shenmen4 protocols
• CVC01Heart3 protocols
• IAC03Sympathetic2 protocols
• IN01Endocrine2 protocols
• TF04Decrease Blood Pressure Point (Reducing Blood Pressure Point)2 protocols
• BL13Lung Shu Point1 protocols
• BL15Heart Shu Point1 protocols
• BL17Diaphragm Shu Point1 protocols
• BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
• CYC08Liver1 protocols

Other points on the Auricular Points