TB18 (Spasm Vessel)

Location

In the center of the mastoid process at the junction of the middle and lower third of the curve formed by tb17 and tb20 posterior to the helix.

Indications

Conditions for which TB18 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using TB18

• Deafness – LI01, LI04, LI05, LI06, ST01, ST07, SI01, SI03, SI05, SI09, SI17, SI19, BL62, BL65, BL67, KD03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB10, TB16, TB18, TB19, TB20, TB21, GB02, GB03, GB10, GB19, GB20, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH14, XH30, XU06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Tinnitus – LI01, LI02, LI03, LI04, LI05, LI06, ST01, ST07, ST36, ST44, SP06, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI09, SI16, SI17, SI19, BL08, BL23, BL62, BL67, KD03, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB07, TB18, TB19, TB20, TB21, TB22, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB06, GB09, GB10, GB11, GB19, GB20, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, GV04, XH14, XH16, XH30, XU14 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Vomiting – LU01, LU05, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI10, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, BL22, BL31, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL49, BL52, BL61, BL66, KD04, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD20, KD21, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB06, TB18, TB19, GB07, GB08, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB28, GB29, GB34, GB40, LV02, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV18, CV19, CV22, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV20, GV24, XB03, XC15, XC20, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH26, XL11, XU04, XU05, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU27 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Benefit Ears – LI04, ST07, SI02, SI16, SI17, SI19, BL23, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB07, TB09, TB17, TB18, TB19, TB20, TB21, GB02, GB03, GB43 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Headache – LU06, LU07, LU10, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI08, LI09, ST02, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST09, ST36, ST40, HT02, HT05, SI01, SI04, SI07, SI16, BL01, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL10, BL11, BL12, BL16, BL19, BL22, BL30, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL56, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL65, KD03, PC01, PC06, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB11, TB12, TB16, TB18, TB19, TB21, TB22, TB23, GB01, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB07, GB09, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB36, GB39, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, LV08, CV04, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV16, GV18, GV23, GV24, GV26, XB09, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH14, XH15, XH16, XH21, XH35, XH38, XH45, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XU07A, XU07B, XU08, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Wind Head – LU09, LI08, ST41, HT05, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL11, BL30, BL62, BL64, BL67, KD06, TB05, TB16, TB18, TB22, TB23, GB04, GB08, GB12, GB14, GB15, GB19, GB20, GB41, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Wind – LU07, LI03, LI04, LI06, LI08, LI11, LI15, LI19, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST06, ST08, ST34, SI03, SI09, SI12, SI14, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL12, BL18, BL41, BL45, BL60, BL62, BL63, TB01, TB05, TB16, TB17, TB18, TB22, TB23, GB01, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB07, GB08, GB12, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB19, GB20, GB31, GB32, GB41, LV07, CV04, CV24, GV08, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH17, XH18, XH19, XH25, XH29, XH40, XH46, XL02, XL03, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU18, XU22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Fright – LU10, LI02, LI03, LI05, LI13, LI16, ST27, ST34, ST36, ST39, ST41, ST45, HT05, HT06, HT07, HT08, HT09, SI07, SI08, BL15, BL19, BL64, BL66, KD02, KD04, KD06, PC03, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB02, TB10, TB18, TB19, GB09, GB19, GB35, LV02, LV05, CV04, CV13, CV14, CV15, GV01, GV04, GV11, GV16, GV20, GV22, GV24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Dim Vision – LI04, LI06, ST01, ST02, ST08, ST36, SI06, SI15, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL10, BL21, TB16, TB17, TB18, GB01, GB03, GB20, GV17, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Anxiety – LU10, LI13, HT01, HT04, HT07, HT08, SI07, BL15, KD01, KD02, KD04, PC04, PC06, PC07, TB18, TB19, GB09, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV13, CV04, GV01, GV04, GV11, GV16, XH03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Muscle Spasms – LU05, LU06, LI11, ST03, ST36, ST41, HT04, SI01, SI04, SI05, BL05, BL10, BL11, BL20, BL30, BL56, BL59, BL67, PC05, TB10, TB17, TB18, TB22, GB03, GB04, GB27, CV14, GV01, GV08, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV15, GV17, GV18, GV20, GV21, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Tinnitus Non-pulsating, Tinnitus Idiopathic – LI04, ST36, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB18, TB19, TB20, TB21, TB22, GB02, GB08, GB20 (https://doi.org/10.5114/pq.2021.108662)

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