GB-10 - Floating White
浮白 - Fú bái
Point Region: Head
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the head, behind and above the bony bump behind the ear (the mastoid process), one third of the way along the curved line from GB-9 down to GB-12. It is behind the top of the ear, 1 cun above the hairline.
Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.
How to Locate:
- Find GB-9 above the back of the ear and GB-12 in the hollow behind and below the bony bump behind the ear
- Follow the curved line between them, behind the ear
- The point is one third of the way down from GB-9
How to Apply Pressure
Behind the ear, follow the curve from GB-9 toward GB-12; stop about one third of the way down. Apply gentle, steady pressure there with a fingertip. Keep it comfortable: firm but never painful, and never deep or unrelenting. Stop if it hurts. Avoid this point if you have acute ear infections with fever, severe neck injuries, mastoid bone disorders.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Headache
- Deafness
- Tinnitus
- Neck stiffness
- Earache
- Occipital headache
- Hearing loss
Related Health Concerns
Related Acupoints
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Acute ear infections with fever
- Severe neck injuries
- Mastoid bone disorders
Take care:
- Use gentle pressure behind the ear
- Avoid during acute ear infections
- Discontinue if severe ear pain occurs
- Seek medical attention for persistent hearing problems