TE-17 - Wind Screen

翳风 - Yì fēng

Point Region: Neck

TE

Triple Energizer Meridian

手少阳三焦经 - Shǒu Shàoyáng Sānjiāo Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the side of the neck, behind the earlobe, in the hollow in front of the lower tip of the bony bump behind the ear (the mastoid process).

How to Locate:

  1. Find your earlobe and the bony bump behind the ear
  2. Move to the space between them
  3. The point is in the hollow just in front of the lower tip of the bump
TE-17 (Wind Screen) acupressure point location: On the side of the neck, behind the earlobe, in the hollow in front of the lower tip of the bony bump behind the ear (the mastoid process).

How to Apply Pressure

With TE-17 located behind the earlobe, press very gently into the hollow in front of the mastoid bone's lower tip and stop if facial twitching or pain changes. Avoid it after recent ear or facial surgery, with an acute ear infection, or during severe TMJ symptoms.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Deafness
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Lockjaw
  • Hearing loss
  • Jaw problems
  • TMJ disorders
  • Facial numbness

Related Health Concerns

Tinnitus (Ringing in the Ears)Neuralgia

Select a point to see its location, how to find it, and its traditional uses.

Traditionally combined with:

TE-17 + SI-19
Palace of Hearing
TE-17 + GB-2
Hearing Convergence

Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent ear surgery
  • Acute ear infection
  • Severe TMJ dysfunction
  • Recent facial surgery

Take care:

  • Located near facial nerve pathway