Gag reflex

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Has anyone used auricular points for gag reflex? I found one citation but the

point was

not clearly marked. Ren 24 was also suggested. My patient, age 67, has a 50 yr

history of

this. He does have kidney yang deficiency and a psychogenic basis for this

disorder.

Thanks

Stephanie

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> Has anyone used auricular points for gag reflex? I found one citation but

> the point was

> not clearly marked. Ren 24 was also suggested. My patient, age 67, has a

> 50 yr history of

> this. He does have kidney yang deficiency and a psychogenic basis for

> this disorder.

> Thanks

> Stephanie

>

>

 

If you must use only a local point, perhaps these are better because of a

direct relevance:

 

Ren 23 - throat constricted

Ren 22 - esophageal and glottic spasm, and belaboring the point, rebellious

Chest qi

Ren 20 - spasm of glottis

 

If you like to cover all bets you can also throw in:

Ren 19 - food does not descend.

 

You'll have to work out a sequence though, all can't be used, that's

overkill.

 

If the history is this long, this is a reflex which has somatic [apart from

psychological]

trigger somewhere, and if you find it and set it right, the problem is done

with [although

I doubt if the man will thank you for it, it may also be a sort of

replacement for some

straight thinking or looking life in the face]:

 

Hem.

 

I'm thinking of where you'll find the trigger.

 

A - Look for a tender LU 1 and 2. This, if tender, is the reflex.

 

Palpate LU 5 Japanese and placing your left hand on the LU points,

[LU 1 and or 2], place the needle on LU 5. Try all cardinal degrees.

When the L points levels out, insert for a depth of .1 mm and you may

have cleared the release.

 

B - [if LU 1 and 2 don't work] look for something on the Ren proxy,

which is SP, as the two run together like errant lovers.

 

I would leave the SP 4 alone, we would wander into 8 Extra Channel

diagnostics. We are doing trigger release so one would look for a blob

[concretion, roughness, stagnation] on the medial tibial line, from SP 6 up

to SP 9.

 

If you find something, this would be the release point, but to bounce it off

something you need a diagnosticator. I would try the R abdomen all the way

from costal margin to inguinal ligament.

 

If you find something funky, play it against the SP point and release it.

 

By one or the other method, I imagine the reflex at the glottis will be

released.

 

Did he run into an asphyxia situation at some stage in life? [poisoning,

near

drowning, some kind of strangulation, even a placenta previa cord, a failed

suicide, an overdose of some drug which depresses the respiratory center

or the glottis muscles].

 

Best in your endeavor.

 

Dr. Holmes Keikobad

MB BS DPH Ret. DIP AC NCCAOM LIC AC CO & AZ

www.acu-free.com - 15 CEUS by video.

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