# Acupoints for Tinnitus Ear Stuffiness

1 sourced protocol for Tinnitus Ear Stuffiness. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/tinnitus-ear-stuffiness

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL61 (Subservient Visitor), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB42 (Earth Fivefold Convergence), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036032 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL61 | Subservient Visitor | Bladder Meridian | Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus directly below BL60 lateral to the calcaneum at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| GB08 | Leading Valley | Gallbladder Meridian | Superior to the apex of the auricle 1.5 thumb widths within the hairline. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| GB42 | Earth Fivefold Convergence | Gallbladder Meridian | Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint between 4th and 5th metatarsal bones on the medial side of the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot. |
| GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. |
| GV23 | Upper Star | Governing Vessel | 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. |

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