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TINNITUS AND DEAFNESS TREATED BY ACUPUNCTURE

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Tinnitus is characteri%ed b& patients as a standard bell s!und in the ears

Dea'ness is the l!ss !' abilit& t! hear

DIA(N)SIS ACC)RDIN( T) C*INESE +EDICINE

In,asi!n !' e-ternal .ind

Sudden !nset !' tinnitus !r hearin" l!ss tinnitus .!rse .ith e-p!sure t!

.ind and c!ld 'e,er and chills a,ersi!n t! c!ld "enerali%ed pains sti'' 

nec0 lac0 !' s.eatin" headache t!n"ue .ith thin la&er and .hite

'l!atin" pulse

In patterns !' .ind#heat is p!ssible there are !ther si"ns and s&$pt!$s

as: $ild pain in the ear 'eelin" sli"ht !bstructi!n .ithin the ear hearin"

capacit& and sli"htl& reduced $e$brane !' the ear sli"htl& red

1i,er Yan" hiperacti,it&

Sudden !nset !' hearin" l!ss !r tinnitus appearance !' these s&$pt!$s

is ass!ciated .ith states !' e$!ti!nal instabilit& irritabilit& tendenc& t!

an"er and ra"e di%%iness headache bitter taste in the $!uth 'ace red

e&es red and dr& ni"ht s.eats dr& $!uth and thr!at Red t!n"ue .ith

thin and &ell!. 'ur a rapid pulse and strin" li0e

The sudden appearance !' tinnitus ha,e t! be ,er& intense s!und .ithhi"h intensit& and decreased hearin" *!.e,er as the rise !' &an" is a

c!nse2uence !' the &in ,acuit& i' this pattern is the $!st intense the

patient $a& ha,e the s&$pt!$s !' &in ,acuit& It3s als! p!ssible t! 'eel

chan"es !' s&$pt!$s due t! a""ra,ated &in ,acuit& that "enerates li,er 

&an" h&peracti,it&

Da$p#phle"$

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Sudden !nset !' tinnitus sensati!n !' hea,iness in the head particularl&

in the audit!r& canal abd!$inal enlar"e$ent a""ra,ati!n b& e-p!sure t!

.et en,ir!n$ents t!n"ue .ith stic0& 'ur slipper& pulse

)ther chan"es in da$p#heat as da$p#heat in the li,er and "allbladder 

$a& ha,e: relati,el& se,ere pain in the ear that can radiate t! the 'ace

'e,er and c!ld alternated that a""ra,ate !ther s&$pt!$s In patterns !' 

da$p#heat the tinnitus $a& ha,e sudden appearance ha,e s!und t!!

hi"h and reduced capacit& hearin"

4idne& &in and &an" ,acuit&

Tinnitus .ith l!. s!und but persistent "radual !nset relie' .ith l!cal

pressure tinnitus !' l!. s!und li0e cicada a""ra,ati!n b& ph&sical

e-erti!n chr!nic l!ss !' hearin" di%%iness l!. bac0 pain .ea0ness !' 

l!.er li$bs pin0 t!n"ue and pulse .ea0 and thin

Acupuncture

Selecti!n !' p!ints '!r tinnitus: 5(B p!int the r!!t !' the ,a"us ner,e

6TB

)n this p!int c!$binati!n .e ha,e l!cal p!ints and a distal p!int )ne !' 

the p!ints is used !' auricular therap& but .ith ,er& "!!d e''ects in

treat$ent !' tinnitus 5(B and 6TB are a c!$binati!n !' p!ints !' the

sa$e pair !' $eridians

)ther p!ints t! add: 7TB 89(B 9TB 9;SI 59TB

Selecti!n !' p!ints acc!rdin" t! the clinical patterns:

In,asi!n !' e-ternal <ind: 5=(B 96(> 95(B

5=(B and 95(B are 5 pr!-i$al p!ints t! the ear .hich 'uncti!n t!

eli$inate <ind 96(> is '!und in the nec0 and is desi"ned t! eli$inate n!t

!nl& .ind but als! alle,iate s!$e s&$pt!$s such as di%%iness sti'' nec0

!r !ccipital headache !ri"inated in this clinical pattern

1i,er &an" hiperacti,it&: 5=(B ?1> 6SP ?4D

?1> the 5=(B cal$ the 1i,er Yan" .hile p!ints 6SP and ?4D in,i"!rate

the Yin)ther p!ints t! use: 51> 8?(B 7TB 6PC

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Da$p#phle"$: ?6ST @ST 95C>

?6ST and @ST is a c!$binati!n !' p!ints !' the sa$e $eridian !ne l!cal

and !ne distal .hich 'uncti!n t! re$!,e hu$idit& 'r!$ the head P!int

95C> as the ?6ST re$!,e da$p and stren"then the Spleen it is easier t!

re$!,e da$p i' the speen is str!n"

)ther p!ints t! add: 8SP 5SP 5=B1

4idne& &in and &an" ,acuit&: 8(> 8C> 6SP

This c!$binati!n is ,er& "!!d '!r stren"thenin" the i !' the 4idne& and

"i,e ener"& t! the b!d&

)ther p!ints t! add: ?4D 4D 5?B1

S&$pt!$atic p!ints '!r rele,ant s&$pt!$s:

Irritabilit&: Yintan"

Ni"ht s.eats: 6*T ?SI

*eadache ti$e: @(B 89(B 7TB

*eadache parietal: Sishenc!n" 5=(> 94D

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