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TE18 · 手少阳三焦经

Luxi lú xī · 颅息

Location. On the head, behind the ear, at the junction of the upper and middle thirds of the curved line drawn along the helix between Jiaosun (TE20) and Yifeng (TE17).

A classical point of the postauricular region, recorded for the ear.

定位。在头部,角孙与翳风沿耳轮弧形连线的上1/3与中1/3交点处。

耳后区经典腧穴,文献记载与耳部相关。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The posterior auricular vessels and the greater auricular nerve lie immediately beneath the skin here, over the mastoid process. Needling is superficial; in infants the mastoid is not fully formed, and this point is not used on them.

Other points on the Hand Shaoyang San Jiao

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ZhongzhuTE3 · 中渚YangchiTE4 · 阳池WaiguanTE5 · 外关YifengTE17 · 翳风TianjingTE10 · 天井GuanchongTE1 · 关冲YemenTE2 · 液门HuizongTE7 · 会宗SanyangluoTE8 · 三阳络SiduTE9 · 四渎QinglengyuanTE11 · 清冷渊JianliaoTE14 · 肩髎TianliaoTE15 · 天髎TianyouTE16 · 天牖ChimaiTE19 · 瘈脉JiaosunTE20 · 角孙ErmenTE21 · 耳门ErheliaoTE22 · 耳和髎SizhukongTE23 · 丝竹空

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