Name

瘂門 (唖門)

• Ya Men
• Gate of the Mute
• Gate of Mutism

Location

0.5 CUN above the posterior hairline border. 0.5 CUN below GV-16.

Nature

• Meeting with Yang Linking Vessel
• Points of the Four Seas Sea of Qi

Actions

• Pain and rigidity of the neck

Treatment

• Needling: 0.5 CUN obliquely downward. Caution: If needled improperly, it can cause deafness and mutism.
• DO NOT moxa

Interactions

• Flaccidity of the tongue: TE-1
• Mutism: GV-16, GV-17
• Hysterical aphasia: GV-26