Main Treated Disease Name
Pain near the ear on the side of the head

Rhyming Formula
The pain near the ear on the side of the head is like a crack, and the 阵阵 pain is like being stabbed by a awl. First, regulate qi by needling Yangfu and Jianjing, and then find the Fengchi acupoint and prick it with a needle.

Main Effective Treatment
Pain near the ear on the side of the head, Migraine

Effective Acupoints
Yangfu, Jianjing, Fengchi

Introduction of Acupoints
Yangfu: Four cun above the lateral malleolus of the foot, in front of the accessory bone.
Jianjing: In the depression on the shoulder (Press with three fingers, and the depression under the middle finger is exactly at the end point of the line connecting the Dazhui acupoint and the Jianyu acupoint.)
Fengchi: At the lower part of Naokong acupoint, in the depression of the hairline, and when pressed, it can cause a sensation in the ear.

Clinical Experience of Sun Peirong
[Experience 1]: This symptom belongs to the area of the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. The pain is near the root of the ear, continuing in bursts without stopping. It is similar to being stabbed by a awl and is extremely unbearable. Sometimes it hurts and sometimes it stops, which is the most painful.

Medical Cases
[Case 1]: Mr. Du, 41 years old, from Shandong Province, lived in the third section of Ren’ai Road, Taipei City. The pain in the upper part of the root of the ear was like being stabbed by a awl and had lasted for more than two months. On May 13, 1964, he asked me for diagnosis and treatment. I selected Jianjing, Yangfu, and Fengchi acupoints, and he was cured after two times of needling successively.
[Case 2]: Mr. Liu, 62 years old, from Sichuan Province, lived on Andong Street, Taipei City. The pain in the back roots of both ears made him unable to sleep and eat well. It lasted for half a month. On January 9, 1969, he asked me for diagnosis and treatment. After needling the above acupoints, he recovered immediately.