# Acupoints for Tinnitus Idiopathic 5 sourced protocols for Tinnitus Idiopathic. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/tinnitus-idiopathic ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), KD03 (Great Stream), TB03 (Central Islet), TB05 (Outer Gate), TB17 (Hurricane), TB18 (Spasm Vessel), TB19 (Skull Rest), TB20 (Angle Vertex), TB21 (Ear Gate), TB22 (Harmony Bone Hole), GB02 (Hearing Convergence), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.5114/pq.2021.108662 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SI19 (Palace Of Hearing), KD03 (Great Stream), TB03 (Central Islet), TB05 (Outer Gate), TB17 (Hurricane), TB21 (Ear Gate), GB02 (Hearing Convergence), GB12 (Mastoid Process), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB43 (Narrow Stream), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037107 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SI19 (Palace Of Hearing), TB03 (Central Islet), TB09 (Four Rivers), TB17 (Hurricane), TB21 (Ear Gate), GB02 (Hearing Convergence), GB08 (Leading Valley) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1589-3 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | TB17 (Hurricane), TB21 (Ear Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1589-3 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), TB03 (Central Islet), TB09 (Four Rivers) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1589-3 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | TB03 | Central Islet | Triple Burner Meridian | When fist is clenched point is on the dorsum of the hand between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones in the depression the proximal to the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint. | | TB05 | Outer Gate | Triple Burner Meridian | 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna. | | TB17 | Hurricane | Triple Burner Meridian | Posterior to the lobule of the ear in the depression the between mandible and mastoid process. | | TB18 | Spasm Vessel | Triple Burner Meridian | 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. | | TB19 | Skull Rest | Triple Burner Meridian | Posterior to the ear at the junction of the upper and middle third of the curve formed by TB17 and TB20 behind helix. | | TB20 | Angle Vertex | Triple Burner Meridian | Directly above the ear apex within the hair line. | | TB21 | Ear Gate | Triple Burner Meridian | 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. | | TB22 | Harmony Bone Hole | Triple Burner Meridian | Anterior and superior to the TB21 at the level with root of the auricle on the posterior border of the hair line of the temple where superficial temporal artery passes. | | GB02 | Hearing Convergence | Gallbladder Meridian | Anterior to the intertragic notch at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible; point is located with mouth open. | | 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. | | SI19 | Palace Of Hearing | Small Intestine Meridian | Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible in the depression the formed when mouth is open. | | GB12 | Mastoid Process | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the posterior and inferior to the mastoid process. | | GB43 | Narrow Stream | Gallbladder Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot between 4th and 5th toe proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin. | | LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. | | 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. | | ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | TB09 | Four Rivers | Triple Burner Meridian | On the lateral side of the forearm 5 thumb widths below olecranon the between radius and ulna. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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