30
Indications
14
Protocols
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Location
On the lateral side of the neck directly below posterior border of the mastoid process on the level of the mandibular angle and on the posterior border of the scm.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which TB16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Loss of SmellBlindness TemporaryCongestion NoseDeafnessDizzinessDreaming ConfusedEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionHearing ImpairedEyes Closed StiffnessStiff NeckUnable to Turn NeckImmobility Eyes ClosedImmobility NeckImmobility Neck TurningWatery EyesMalariaNosebleedEye PainHeadacheNeck PainPharyngitisRhinitisScrofulaBreast SwellingFacial SwellingSubmandibular SwellingSupraclavicular Fossa SwellingWindWind Head
TCM actions
What classical sources say TB16 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend QiBenefit Regulate HeadBenefit Regulate QiBenefit Regulate Sense OrgansDescend QiRegulate HeadRegulate QiRegulate Sense Organs
Protocols using TB16
- Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Limited Range Of Motion Neck – LI04, LI05, LI17, LI18, SI03, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL11, BL60, TB03, TB10, TB16, GB20, GB21, GB39, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.01.002 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Limited Range Of Motion Neck – SI15, TB16, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.01.002 ↗)
- Insomnia, Restlessness Insomnia, Insomnia Primary – SI17, TB16, GB20 (doi:10.2196/84122 ↗)
- Hearing Loss, Conductive Hearing Loss – LI04, ST07, ST36, SI16, SI19, TB16, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2026.29.2.233 ↗)
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Jaw Pain, Tmj Pain – ST05, ST06, ST07, TB16, TB17, TB20, GB03, GB07, GB08 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S383965 ↗)
- Migraine, Headache Migraine – ST02, ST09, TB16, GB20, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0008 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Ear Fullness – LI04, ST07, ST36, SI16, SI19, TB16, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2026.29.2.233 ↗)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke – SI17, PC07, TB05, TB16, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.5114/aoms/204368 ↗)
- Tinnitus – SI17, SI19, TB06, TB16, TB21, GB02, GB20, XH14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Headache Cervicogenic – LI04, BL10, TB16, GB12, GB20, GB41, LV03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis – BL10, BL24, BL25, TB16, GB12, GB20, XB02L5, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.11.010 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Headache Cervicogenic, Restricted Cervical Range Of Motion – LI04, BL10, TB16, GB12, GB20, GB41, LV03 (姚旭周慧林咸明. “项四穴”微调进针点为主温针灸治疗颈源性头痛临床随机对照研究. 中华中医药杂志 ., 2015 [CNKI])
- Breast Hyperplasia – ST09, TB16, LV03, CV17 (吴开肖 et al.. 运用“天牖五穴”治疗内分泌疾病3则. 世界针灸杂志：英文版, 2016)
- Absent Periods, Hyperprolactinemia – LU03, ST09, TB16, GB43, LV03 (吴开肖 et al.. 运用“天牖五穴”治疗内分泌疾病3则. 世界针灸杂志：英文版, 2016)
Most often selected alongside TB16
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB16. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GB20Wind Pool8 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
- LV03Great Surge5 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar4 protocols
- GB02Hearing Convergence3 protocols
- GB12Mastoid Process3 protocols
- SI16Celestial Windows3 protocols
- SI17Celestial Hood3 protocols
- SI19Palace Of Hearing3 protocols
- ST07Below The Arch3 protocols
- ST09Man's Prognosis3 protocols
- TB21Ear Gate3 protocols