Location
Behind the ear, midway between fengchi gb-20 & yifeng sj-17, close but slightly posterior & inferior to the wangu gb-12.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which XH16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Protocols using XH16
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Sensorineural, Sudden Hearing Loss – SI19, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, GB02, LV03, XH16 (doi:10.2196/69163 ↗)
- Insomnia – SP06, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH16 (doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2026.102292 ↗)
- Fatigue, Fatigue Cancer Related – SP06, LV03, XH03, XH16 (doi:10.1007/s00520-026-10756-1 ↗)
- Insomnia, Insomnia Chronic – LI04, SP06, HT07, BL62, KD06, PC06, LV03, GV20, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1835295 ↗)
- Insomnia, Insomnia Chronic – SP06, HT07, BL62, KD06, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1855633 ↗)
- Insomnia – SP06, HT07, KD06, GB13, GB20, GB21, XH16 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture — point group actions)
- Insomnia, Not Communicating Heart, Not Communicating Kidney, Not Communicating Heart, Not Communicating Kidney – SP06, HT07, BL15, BL23, KD03, XH16 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Spleen Qi Deficiency, Insomnia, Heart Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Heart Qi Deficiency – SP01, SP06, HT07, BL15, BL20, XH16 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Fire Liver, Insomnia, Fire Liver – SP06, HT07, BL18, BL19, GB12, XH16 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Insomnia, Stomach Problems, Stomach Problems – ST36, SP06, HT07, BL21, XH16 (sacredlotus.com ↗)