Location
In the depression the anterior to the supratragic notch and behind posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible; point is located with mouth open.
Cautions
Caution with auricular cartilage.
Indications
Conditions for which TB21 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit EarsBenefit EarsDeafnessDischarge Ear PusDischarge Ear PusHearing ImpairedHearing ImpairedHeatLips StiffnessImmobility LipsEar Earache PainEar Earache PainHeadacheHeadacheNeck PainNeck PainSubmandibular PainSubmandibular PainToothacheToothacheSores EarSores Ear SwellingEar SwellingEar SwellingTeeth DecayTeeth DecayTetanusTinnitus
Protocols using TB21
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Phlegm-heat – ST40, SI19, PC08, TB21, GB02 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-397)
- Tinnitus – ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI19, KD03, KD06, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB12, GB43, LV02, LV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 (陈丽华. 针刺治疗耳鸣的临床疗效观察. , [CNKI])
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Kidney-yin-deficiency – SI19, BL26, KD13, TB21, GB02 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-397)
- Tinnitus Unilateral – TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV02 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-12-97)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Liver-yang-hyperactivity – SI19, TB21, GB02, GB40, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-397)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.27282/d.cnki.gsdzu.2020.000863)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, TB03, TB17, TB21, GB02 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2024.101087)
- 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 (Yu Hai-bo, Liu Yong-feng & Wu Li-xiong. Acupuncture Combined with Music Therapy for Treatment of 30 Cases of Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 243-246)
- Anxiety, Edema, Postoperative Dental Pain, Trismus – LI04, ST06, ST07, ST44, SI19, BL60, TB21, GB34, LV03, GV20 (Acupuncture on Anxiety and Inflammatory Events Following Surgery of Mandibular Third Molars. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03545022)
- Headache, Temporomandibular Pain, Muscle Mastication Pain, Restriction Mandibular-movement, Joint-noise – LI04, ST06, ST36, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32075)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Subjective – TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB40, GB41, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-224)
- Headache, Myofascial Pain, Temporomandibular Joint Pain, Jaw Movement Restriction – LI04, ST06, ST36, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.4317/medoral.17567)