"Ting" (聽), to hear; "hui" (會), to meet or converge. The point is in the depression in front of ear, where meridian qi converges. Ear governs hearing, hence the name. It is also known as "Houguan" (後關) because it is located behind jaw joint.

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Tinghui (GB2) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the depression in front of ear, obtained when mouth is open";
• Leijing Tuyi: "Below ear lobe, where there is a hollow when mouth is open".

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• Nerve: great auricular nerve; under skin, facial nerve.
• Vessels: preauricular branch of superficial temporal artery; the deep part, external carotid artery and posterior facial vein.

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With mouth slightly open, insert perpendicularly or obliquely inward and upward to a depth of 0.5 to 1.5 cun. Moxibustion moxa stick for 3 to 5 minutes.

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Dispel wind pathogens, improve hearing, benifit jaw.

• Classical: tinnitus, deafness, earache with pus discharge, tooth decay and pain, tearing eyes , mandibular dislocation, swollen cheeks, crooked mouth and eyes, dizziness and fainting, inability to speak, bleating and frothing at mouth, manic running and convulsions, chills and fever with wheezing, jaw stiffness.
• Modern: deafness and dumbness, otitis media, facial nerve palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, Meniere's syndrome.

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• Tinnitus: Tinghui (GB2), Tinggong (SI19)
• Buzzing in both ears: : Tinghui (GB2), Hegu (LI4)
• Deafness with qi blockage: Tinghui (GB2), Yifeng (TE17).
• Sudden deafness: Tinghui (GB2), Yifeng (TE17), Shenshu (BL23), Guanyuan (CV4), Fengchi (GB20), Hegu (LI4).
• Trigeminal neuralgia (third branch): Tinghui (GB2), Jiache (ST6), Daying (ST5), Yifeng (TE17), Tianrong (SI17).