This article introduces Professor

GAO Xiyan

's clinical experience in treating Ménière's disease (MD) with penetrating moxibustion at Baihui (GV20). Based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory

Professor

GAO

proposed that the core pathogenesis of MD lies in "deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality"

with kidney

yang

deficiency as the root and phlegm-fluid retention ascending as the manifestation. He advocates a treatment principle of "addressing both root and branch

resolving phlegm while tonifying deficiency". In treatment

penetrating moxibustion is applied at Baihui (GV20) with sufficient dosage (43-45 ℃

maintained for more than 40 min). The operation is characterized by "precise acupoint selection

accurate needling location

bilateral moxibustion handling

real-time temperature inquiry and adjustment

sufficient dosage

and deep penetrating sensation". This method achieves the effects of unblocking

yang qi

and orifices

warming and resolving phlegm-fluid

and tonifying the kidney to replenish marrow.