Plate shown for male body
Location
Ear, depression posterior to ear lobe
Needling Depth
0.5–0.8 cun
Moderate depth — mind underlying structures.
Always palpate landmarks and angle away from vital structures. Chest/neck: oblique, shallow only.
Avoid facial nerve.
Anatomy & Safe Needling
Structure: Posterior to earlobe, facial nerve trunk
Risk: Facial nerve
Method: 0.5 cun toward the ear; avoid deep.
Appears in Formulas
Tinnitus (deficiency) (Kidney deficiency) — Local ear
Triple Warmer Meridian Flow
Fire (Minister) · Yang · peak 9–11 PMQi flowing along the Triple Warmer — direction of animation reflects channel flow.
My notes on TE 17