(1) Regulate Diaphragm

Point: Geshu (BL17)

Technique: Puncture Geshu (BL17) bilaterally, and retain the needle for 20 minutes after the arrival of qi. This method has been used to treat five cases of hiccups continuing for four days after an operation. All of them were cured by one treatment without recurrence.

(2) Regulating Du Meridian

Point: Renzhong (GV 26)

Technique: Puncture the point toward the nasal septum 0.5 cun deep with a one-cun needle. Manipulate the needle by lifting, thrusting and rotating it until hiccup stops, and retain the needle for 30 to 60          minutes. This method is indicated for intractable hiccups.

(3) Puncturing Eight Confluent Points

Points: Neiguan (PC6) and Gongsun (SP4).

Technique: Puncture Neiguan (PC6) one cun deep and Gongsun (SP4) 0.8 cun deep. Reducing technique is used on the points with lifting,  thrusting and rotating of the needle. The treatment is given three times a week for hiatus hernia.

(4) Puncturing the Points with Shallow Insertion

Points: Zhongwan (Ren 12) and Taichong (LR 3)

Technique: Puncture Zhongwan(Ren 12) and Taichong(LR 3)  shallowly with one-cun needles, and manipulate the needles by rotating them and keeping them in place for 20 minutes. This method is indicated for stagnation of liver qi and failure of stomach Qi to descend.                                                   

(5) Penetrating Technique

Points: Puncturing from Jingqu (LU8) to Taiyuan (LU9), from Daling (PC7) to Neiguan (PC6), from Gongsun (SP 4) to Taibai (SP3)  and

from Zusanli (ST 36) to Shangjuxu (ST 37).

Technique: Puncture the points with penetrating technique horizontally. Reinforcing technique is used, retaining the needles for 20 minutes. This treatment is given once a day. It is a method treating lung and stomach, spleen and stomach at same time.

(6) Selecting Ah-shi Points

Point: Tenderness on the border of the gastronemius lateral to Chengshan (BL57), and the point at end of medial end of the crease between the first and second digital joint of the middle finger with finger flexed.

Technique: When puncturing the joint of the middle finger, do so along the skin upward with strong stimulation. If the middle jiao is affected, Zhongwan (ren12) is added; if the lower jiao is affected, Yindu (KI 19) and Guanyuan (Ren 4) are added.

(7) Selecting Experience Point

Point: New Futu (posterior to sternocleidomastoid muscle, at the junction between two third and one third, anterior and inferior to Futu.]

Technique: The patient is kept in a sitting position. Puncture the point perpendicularly toward the cervical vertebrae 0.5 to 1 cun deep.  When the needling sensation like an electric shock travels to the upper limb, remove the needle immediately. This method was used to treat  15 cases of intractable hiccup, and the total effective rate was 93.3%.

(8) Puncturing Anding (Extra)

Point: Adding [0.5 cun directly above Suliao (GV 25) and 0.3 cun  lateral to the nose].

Technique: Puncture the point quickly and horizontally upward   and rotate the needle gently for one minute. If the hiccup does not stop, continue rotating the needle for up to 15 or 20 minutes. The treatment is given once a day.