TB17 Yifeng (Hurricane)

Location

Posterior to the lobule of the ear in the depression the between mandible and mastoid process.

Indications

Conditions for which TB17 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 TB17 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using TB17

The 50 best-sourced of 270, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SP06, SI18, TB05, TB17, GB14, LV03, XH18, XH29 (doi:10.1016/S0254-6272(09)60061-3 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SP06, SI18, TB05, TB17, GB14, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60061-3 ↗)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST41, ST44, SP06, SI18, BL02, BL65, TB05, TB17, GB03, GB14, GB20, LV03, CV24 (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 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Deafness Nerve, Deafness Sensorineural – TB17, GB12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60029-7 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Facial Pain, Dental Post-surgical Pain – LI04, ST06, ST07, ST44, TB17 (doi:10.1016/j.pain.2013.05.008 ↗)
• Allergic Rhinitis, Rhinitis Seasonal, Nasal Symptoms, Eye Symptoms – LU07, LI04, LI11, LI20, ST36, SP06, BL13, TB17, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-128 ↗)
• Facial Pain, Dental Post-surgical Pain – LI04, ST06, ST07, ST44, TB17 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119612 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Spasm Eyelid, Blepharospasm – LI04, ST01, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST40, SI04, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.019 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy, Facial Asymmetry, Facial Stiffness, Facial Muscle Weakness – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0777-z ↗)
• Headache, Hearing Loss Sudden Sensorineural, Ear Fullness, Hearing Loss Sensorineural Sudden, Otalgia – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB08, GB20, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1177/2050313X17711861 ↗)
• Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Nasal Itching, Rhinitis Allergic Seasonal, Rhinorrhoea – LU07, LI04, LI11, LI20, ST36, SP06, BL13, TB17, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2017-011382 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Asymmetry Facial, Facial Numbness, Hyperacusis, Taste Altered – LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, CV24 (doi:10.1155/2020/5419407 ↗)
• Face Numbness, Paralysis Facial, Muscle Stiffness Face – LI04, LI20, ST04, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, CV24 (doi:10.1155/2020/6531743 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction – TB17, GB20, CV23 (doi:10.1155/2021/8837625 ↗)
• Aphasia, Leg Weakness, Dysphagia, Sequelae Stroke, Body Right Numbness, Body Right Weakness, Swallowing Disorder – LI15, SP06, PC06, TB17, LV03, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03484-y ↗)
• Nasal Congestion, Nasal Discharge, Rhinitis Allergic Seasonal – LU07, LI04, LI11, LI20, ST36, SP06, BL13, TB17, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.1007/s00405-022-07335-5 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Stroke Ischaemic – TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2022/2011597 ↗)
• Vertigo, Dizziness Vertigo Peripheral, Dizziness Episodic, Sweating Cold, Ear Fullness, Meniere's Disease – LI04, TB17, GB20, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1089/acu.2022.0012 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Dysphagia, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Dysarthria, Pseudobulbar Palsy, Cerebral Hemorrhage Sequelae, Tracheotomy Post-operative – TB17, GB20 (doi:10.1155/2023/9304934 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Traumatic, Eyelid Incomplete Closure, Taste Abnormal – LI04, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.3390/healthcare11182546 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Vertigo, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Hearing Loss Sensorineural Unilateral – LI04, SI19, KD03, TB03, TB17, TB18, TB21, LV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2019.04.003 ↗)
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain, Temporomandibular Disorder, Masticatory Muscle Pain, Muscle Tension Trapezius, Muscle Tension Sternocleidomastoid – LI04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, SI18, SI19, BL60, TB17, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV26 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Difficulty – ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210197 ↗)
• Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Spasm Orbicularis Oculi, Spasm Facial Muscle Involuntary – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Aspiration Risk, Cough Swallowing – SP06, PC06, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037464 ↗)
• Facial Droop, Ear Pain, Face Numbness, Taste Loss, Paralysis Facial, Lagophthalmos, Tongue Numbness, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Bell Palsy – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB17, GB14, LV03, CV24 (doi:10.7759/cureus.57047 ↗)
• Facial Droop, Face Numbness, Taste Loss, Paralysis Facial, Lagophthalmos, Tongue Numbness – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, LV03, CV24 (doi:10.7759/cureus.57047 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Depression, Insomnia, Photophobia, Neck Stiffness, Phonophobia, Headache Medication-overuse, Chronic Migraine, Chronic Daily Headache, Head Throbbing Pain – LI04, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI03, BL10, TB05, TB17, GB04, GB08, GB15, GB18, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30417 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST09, SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04657-1 ↗)
• Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain, Rash Herpes Zoster – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB05, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2024.1474103 ↗)
• Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Hearing Loss Unilateral, Hearing Impairment Word Recognition – SI19, KD03, TB17, GB02, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1593659 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction, Cough On Swallowing – TB17, GB12, GB20, CV22, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JMDH.S526827 ↗)
• Ptosis, Diplopia, Ophthalmoplegia, Palsy Oculomotor – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB03, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043279 ↗)
• Anxiety, Tinnitus, Headache, Dysmenorrhea, Insomnia, Neck Pain, Premenstrual Syndrome, Eye Twitching – SI11, SI12, SI13, BL54, BL60, TB17, TB18, TB19, TB20, GB30, GB34, LV04 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v13.i21.103200 ↗)
• Insomnia, Spasm Hemifacial, Neuropathy Peripheral, Fatigue Cancer-related, Spasm Facial, Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Twitching Facial Unilateral – ST02, ST04, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1700524 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Bell's Palsy, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Bell Palsy, Paralysis Facial Acute – LI04, ST04, ST06, SI18, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240016 ↗)
• Tinnitus Unilateral – TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV02 (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 ↗)
• Dysgeusia, Paralysis Facial, Hyperacusis, Postauricular Pain, Lacrimation – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB14, CV24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.010 ↗)
• Tinnitus, Drooling, Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Taste Altered, Tearing Abnormal, Sound Hypersensitivity – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST36, SI18, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB14, GB20, CV24, GV26 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.025 ↗)
• Dizziness, Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Ear Pain, Barotrauma Ear, Pressure Ear – SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000025674 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia, Depression Cancer-related – HT07, PC06, TB17, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fonc.2022.1036634 ↗)
• 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 ↗)

Most often selected alongside TB17

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB17. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI04Junction Valley126 protocols
• ST06Jaw Bone93 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool92 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary83 protocols
• GB14Yang Bright76 protocols
• GB02Hearing Convergence74 protocols
• SI18Cheek Bone Hole71 protocols
• SI19Palace Of Hearing70 protocols
• ST07Below The Arch70 protocols
• LV03Great Surge64 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles64 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences54 protocols

Other points on the Triple Burner Meridian