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106 8 YNSA Special Points

YNSA Special Points
There is a group of points that are related to Basic
and Ypsilon points and are used for very specific
medical diagnoses. They are tinnitus, aphasia,
temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, and
female hormone dysfunction.
the pinna of the ear to the other ear, along an arc
connecting the two S-4 points. It is not a little hill,
but more of a depression.
Yang of YANG: The YANG tinnitus point is
located ∼1 cun posterior to a coronal line taken
from the root of the pinna of one ear to the other
ear, along an arc connecting the two S-4 points. It
is not a little hill, but more of a depression. The
point is ∼3 mm in length.

Tinnitus Points
Anatomical Correlate
Ipsilateral point: Tinnitus points consist of all four
points taken together on the left and on the right.
Technique
Palpate each Tinnitus point and piqué subcuta-
neously at a 70 degree angle each point beginning
at Yang of YANG and moving in order anteriorly
ending with Yin of YIN.

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The four points used together are made up S-4
Yin of YIN and Yin of YANG plus two additional
Purpose and Use
points between these two S-4 points.
The tinnitus points are used for vertigo, Ménière
disease, and tinnitus.
Location
Yin of YIN: S-4 is located 0.7 cun below the hair-
line and 0.25 cun medial to the YIN C-1 line, see
Figure 8–1. A little hill is palpated. Broca’s Aphasia Point
Yin of YANG: S-4 is located between the S-1
and S-2 points, medial to the YANG C-1 line. A lit-
Anatomical Correlate
tle hill is palpated.
Yang of YIN: The YIN tinnitus point is located Unilateral point: Broca’s aphasia point is located
posterior to the Yin of YIN C-2 line (toes) ∼0.5 cun over the temporal bone next to the right Yin of
anterior to a coronal line taken from the root of YIN KI Ypsilon point.

Tinnitus combination Location

It is located next to the KI Ypsilon point on the
right, 1 to 3 mm anterior and inferior slightly
S.4 down the KI point small hill of the temporal bone,
Ear
see Figure 8–2. The aphasia point is about one-
third of the way down the little hill of right-sided
Yin of YIN KI point.
S.4
Ear
Technique
Palpate the right Yin of YIN KI Ypsilon point,
move 1 to 3 mm anterior and inferior, sliding
down the hill of the KI point, one-third of the way
down. Piqué the point at a 70 degree angle.

Purpose and Use

The Broca’s aphasia point is used for motor apha-
Figure 8–1 Tinnitus combination points. sia. The type of aphasia that is not fluent, slow,