TE 18 Acupuncture Point

San Jiao 18, Triple Burner 18, or Triple Warmer 18, Abbreviated as TE 18 or TB 18, or SJ 18, Transliterated Qimai in Chinese, Convulsion Vessel in English.

TE 18 Acupuncture Point Location:

On the head, posterior to the ear in the center of the mastoid process, at the junction of the middle and lower third of the curve connecting TE 20 and TE 17 posterior to the helix.

TE 18 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Infantile convulsions
  • Headache, tinnitus, deafness

TE 18 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Benefits the ears, dispels Wind, alleviates pain.