啞門

Yamen

Location

On the midline at the nape of the neck, in the depression 0.5 cun inferior to Fengfu(GV16), at the base of the external occipital protuberance.

Indication

①Acute aphonia, post-apoplectic aphasia, insanity, epilepsy, hysteria, mental diseases; ②headache, neck rigidity.

Method

The patient should sit and keep the neck relaxed and the head a bit forward. Insert 0.5-1 cun inferiorly towards the mandible. This acupoint is near the medulla oblongata, so, avoid deep insertions or lifting and thrusting the needle in large amplitudes.