Nomenclature:
Ting: hearing Gong: palace
Tinggong refers to the ear. The point is located in front of the ear and is indicated in treating otological disease.
Point: SI-19
Chinese Name: 听宫
Name: Tinggong
English Name/Meaning: Palace of Hearing
Pinyin: tīng gōng
Han Geul 한글: cheong gung 청궁
Romaji: chō kyū
Vietnamese: Thính cung
Location:
On the face, anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyle of the mandible, in the depression formed when the mouth is open.
Indications of Tinggong:
- Tinggong is one of the best points for ear disorders like tinnitus (acute), nausea, vomiting, vertigo. Also use other points – GB2, SJ17 & 21 good too. Palpate which is more tender.
- Calm “Shen” – bipolar, hearing voices that do not exist, Epilepsy.
Method:
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 cun. When the mouth is open in locating the point, better to put something in the mouth to fix the position.
Read about other points of Small Intestine Meridian:
SI1-Shaoze-少泽 SI2-Qiangu-前谷 SI3-Houxi-後溪 SI4-Wangu-腕骨 SI5-Yanggu-阳谷 SI6-Yanglao-养老 SI7-Zhizheng-支正 SI8-Xiaohai-小海 SI9-Jianzhen-肩贞 SI10-Naoshu-臑俞 SI11-Tianzhong-天宗 SI12-Bingfeng-秉風 SI13-Quyuan-曲垣 SI14-Jianwaishu-肩外俞 SI15-Jianzhongshu-肩中俞 SI16-Tianchuang-天窗 SI17-Tianrong-天容 SI18-Quanliao-颧髎