Location
Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible in the depression the formed when mouth is open.
Cautions
Needle with the mouth open, and avoid deep needling towards the tympanic membrane.
Indications
Conditions for which SI19 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit EarsCalm Spirit ShenDeafnessDischarge Ear PusPsychological DisorderEpilepsyAbdominal FullnessHeart FullnessToothacheTinnitusVoice Loss
Protocols using SI19
The 50 best-sourced of 96, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.
- Vertigo, Dizziness Chronic – LI04, ST40, SI19, GB12, GB20, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-429 ↗)
- Sweating, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Insomnia, Irritability, Hot Flashes, Vaginal Dryness, Dyspareunia, Bone Pain, Menstrual Irregularity, Perimenopausal Syndrome – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT07, SI19, KD03, KD07, GB20, GB34, GB39, LV03, LV05, CV04, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-198 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Phlegm-heat – ST40, SI19, PC08, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-397 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Liver-yang-hyperactivity – SI19, TB21, GB02, GB40, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-397 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Kidney-yin-deficiency – SI19, BL26, KD13, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-397 ↗)
- Hearing Loss Sudden Sensorineural, Ear Fullness – SI19, KD01, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000004062 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Nausea, Vertigo, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Aural Pressure Ear – SI19, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2016/6404197 ↗)
- Tinnitus – ST36, ST37, SI19, TB03, TB09, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB08 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1589-3 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Dysphagia, Temporomandibular Joint Pain, Temporomandibular Disorder, Jaw Opening Restriction, Aspiration Pneumonia, Masticatory Muscle Pain – ST04, ST06, ST07, SI19, TB20, GB03, GB20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000018013 ↗)
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Facial Pain, Myofascial Pain, Masticatory Muscle Pain, Masticatory Pain, Temporomandibular Pain, Myofascial Pain Jaw – LI04, LI11, SI19, BL02, TB23, GB20, GB21, GB34, LV02, CV23 (doi:10.1590/1678-7757-2020-1035 ↗)
- Fatigue, Lethargy, Headache Temporal, Neck Pain, Headache Bilateral, Vasculitis Temporal-arteritis – ST08, SI19, BL08, GB01, GB08, GB18 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.12.002 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Vertigo, Hearing Loss Sensorineural Unilateral – LI04, SI19, KD03, TB03, TB17, TB18, TB21, LV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2019.04.003 ↗)
- Hearing Loss Sensorineural Unilateral – LI04, SI19, KD03, TB03, TB17, TB18, TB21, LV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2019.04.003 ↗)
- Facial Pain, Temporomandibular Joint Pain, Masticatory Muscle Pain, Headache Tmd, Jaw Dysfunction – LI04, ST06, ST07, SI19, GB34 (doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcae094 ↗)
- Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Hearing Loss Unilateral, Hearing Impairment Word Recognition – SI19, KD03, TB17, GB02, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1593659 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Dizziness, Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Ear Pain, Barotrauma Ear, Pressure Ear – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000025674 ↗)
- Tinnitus – ST36, SI19, TB03, TB17, GB07, GB08, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034315 ↗)
- Chronic Pain, Temporomandibular Joint Pain, Masticatory Muscle Pain, Restricted Movement Jaw – LI18, ST06, ST07, SI19, TB17, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101044 ↗)
- Myofascial Pain, Orofacial Pain, Arthralgia Temporomandibular – LI04, ST06, SI19, TB03, GB20, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32075 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Neuropathic, Tinnitus Neurogenic – SI19, GV15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231016-0001 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Bi Syndrome Shoulder – LU01, LU09, LI04, LI20, SI03, SI19, TB03, TB23 (doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000179 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss – SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03 (doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2020.000515 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial – SI19, TB23, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.13881/j.cnki.hljxmsy.2017.1467 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SP06, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB17, GB20, LV03, GV16 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.11.006 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI19, TB17, GB20, GB34, GB41, LV02, LV03, GV16 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.11.006 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – LI04, ST36, SI19, TB17, GB20, LV03, CV12, GV16 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.11.006 ↗)
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder – LI04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, SI19, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB20 (doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.03.026 ↗)
- Anxiety, Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – SI19, TB03, TB05, TB17, GB08, GB12, GV15, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.986805 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus Subjective – ST36, SI19, TB03, TB17, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034315 ↗)
- 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, Tinnitus Subjective – SI19, TB13, TB17, GB11, GV14, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1373390 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2024.101087 ↗)
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – LI04, SI19, TB03, TB05, TB17, GB20, GB43 (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 ↗)
Most often selected alongside SI19
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI19. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- TB17Hurricane53 protocols
- GB02Hearing Convergence51 protocols
- TB21Ear Gate40 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool34 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley34 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences31 protocols
- TB03Central Islet30 protocols
- LV03Great Surge28 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles25 protocols
- ST06Jaw Bone24 protocols
- ST07Below The Arch23 protocols
- KD03Great Stream21 protocols
