Location
Posterior to the lobule of the ear in the depression the between mandible and mastoid process.
Cautions
Caution near facial nerve.
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.
Benefit EarsDeviation EyeFacial DroopPsychological DisorderEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionHeatMumpsPainGums PainTeeth PainTeeth Toothache Inferior Jaw PainScrofulaMuscle SpasmsSpeech ImpairmentChannel StagnationCheek SwellingTetanusTetanyVoice LossWind
Protocols using TB17
The 50 best-sourced of 211, 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy, Paresis Facial, Contracture Facial, Spasm Facial, Synkinesis Facial, Stiffness Facial – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-71 ↗)
- Facial Pain, Neck Pain, Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Facial Weakness – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-158 ↗)
- Headache, Myofascial Pain, Temporomandibular Joint Pain, Jaw Movement Restriction – LI04, ST06, ST36, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB34 (doi:10.4317/medoral.17567 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB40, GB41, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-224 ↗)
- Facial Pain, Dental Post-surgical Pain – LI04, ST06, ST07, ST44, TB17 (doi:10.1016/j.pain.2013.05.008 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck – SI03, SI04, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, BL65, TB14, TB15, TB16, TB17, GB21 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010410 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Deafness Sensorineural – TB17, GB12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60029-7 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB17, GB02, GB43 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0630-4 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Tinnitus – ST36, ST37, SI19, TB03, TB09, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB08 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1589-3 ↗)
- Tinnitus – TB17, TB21 (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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Difficulty, Aspiration Risk – ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2018/6126410 ↗)
- 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 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
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 Valley97 protocols
- ST06Jaw Bone71 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool69 protocols
- ST04Earth Granary65 protocols
- GB14Yang Bright62 protocols
- GB02Hearing Convergence61 protocols
- SI18Cheek Bone Hole60 protocols
- ST07Below The Arch58 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles55 protocols
- SI19Palace Of Hearing53 protocols
- LV03Great Surge52 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences44 protocols
