TE-19 - Skull's Rest

颅息 - Lú xī

Point Region: Head

TE

Triple Energizer Meridian

手少阳三焦经 - Shǒu Shàoyáng Sānjiāo Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the head, one third of the way along the curved line from TE-20 down to TE-17.

How to Locate:

  1. Follow the curve behind your ear from TE-20 above the ear down to TE-17 behind the earlobe
  2. Go one third of the way down this curve
  3. The point is there
TE-19 (Skull's Rest) acupressure point location: On the head, one third of the way along the curved line from TE-20 down to TE-17.

How to Apply Pressure

When you have located TE-19 on the curve behind the ear, touch the area lightly over the bone and never press across the skull sutures. Skip it after recent head surgery, with a skull fracture or head trauma, or with an acute ear infection needing care.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Tinnitus
  • Ear swelling
  • Pediatric vomiting
  • Panting
  • Ear ringing
  • Ear inflammation
  • Childhood nausea
  • Ear disorders

Related Health Concerns

Tinnitus (Ringing in the Ears)Nausea and Vomiting

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent head surgery
  • Skull fractures
  • Severe ear infections
  • Acute head trauma

Take care:

  • Located over skull sutures