TINNITUS AND DEAFNESS DE AFNESS TREATED TREATED BY ACUPUNCTURE
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Tinnitus is characterized by patients as a standard bell sound in the ears. Deafness is the loss of ability to hear.
DIAGNOSIS ACCORDING TO CHINESE MEDICINE Invasion of external wind Sudden onset of tinnitus or hearing loss, tinnitus worse with exposure to wind and cold, fever and chills, aversion to cold, generalized pains, stiff neck ne ck,, la lack ck of sw swea eati ting ng,, he head adac ache he,, to tong ngue ue wit with h th thin in la laye yerr an and d wh whit ite, e, floating pulse. In patterns of wind-heat is possible there are other signs and symptoms as: mild pain in the ear, feeling slight obstruction within the ear, hearing capacity and slightly reduced, membrane of the ear slightly red.
Liver Yang hiperactivity Sudden onset of hearing loss or tinnitus, appearance of these symptoms is associated with states of emotional instability, irritability, tendency to anger and rage, dizziness, headache, bitter taste in the mouth, face red, eyes red and dry, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, Red tongue with thin and yellow fur, a rapid pulse and string like. The sudden appearanc appearance e of tinnitus have to be very intense sound with high intensity and decreased hearing. However, as the rise of yang is a consequence of the yin vacuity, if this pattern is the most intense, the patient patie nt may have the symptoms of yin vacuity. vacuity. It´s also possible to feel changes of symptoms due to aggravated yin vacuity that generates liver yang hyperactivity. Damp-phlegm Sudden onset of tinnitus, sensation of heaviness in the head, particularly in the auditory canal, abdominal enlargement, aggravation by exposure to wet environments, tongue with sticky fur, slippery pulse.
Other changes in damp-heat, as damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder may have: relatively relatively severe pain in the ear that can radiate to the face, fever and cold alternated that aggravate other symptoms. In patterns of damp-heat the tinnitus may have sudden appearance, have sound too high and reduced capacity hearing.
Kidney yin and yang vacuity Tinnitus with low sound but persistent, gradual onset, relief with local pressu pre ssure, re, tinn tinnitu itus s of low sou sound nd lik like e cic cicada ada,, agg aggrava ravatio tion n by phy physic sical al exertion, chronic loss of hearing, dizziness, low back pain, weakness of lower limbs, pink tongue and pulse weak and thin.
Acupuncture Selection Selec tion of point points s for tinnitus: tinnitus: 2GB, point the root of the vagus nerve, 6TB. On this point combination we have local points and a distal point. One of the points is used of auricular therapy but with very good effects in treatment of tinnitus. 2GB and 6TB are a combination of points of the same pair of meridians. Other points to add: 5TB, 41GB, 17TB, 19SI, 21TB.
Selection of points according to the t he clinical patterns: Invasion of external Wind: 20GB, 16GV, 12GB. 20GB 20 GB an and d 12 12GB GB ar are e 2 pr prox oxim imal al po poin ints ts to th the e ea earr wh whic ich h fu func nctio tion n to eliminate Wind. 16GV is found in the neck and is designed to eliminate not only wind but also alleviate some symptoms such as dizziness, stiff neck or occipital headache, originated in this clinical pattern. Liver yang hiperactivity: 20GB, 3LV, 6SP, 3KD. 3LV the 20GB calm the Liver Yang while points 6SP and 3KD invigorate the Yin. Other points to use: 2LV, 43GB, 5TB, 6PC. Damp-phlegm: Damp-phl egm: 36ST 3 6ST,, 8ST 8S T, 12CV 12C V. 36ST and 8ST is a combination of points of the same meridian, one local and one distal, which function to remove humidity from the head. Point
12CV, as the 36ST, remove damp and strengthen the Spleen (it is easier to remove damp if the speen is strong). Other points to add: 4SP, 2SP, 20BL. Kidney yin and yang vacuity: 4GV, 4CV, 6SP. This combination is very good for strengthening the Qi of the Kidney and give energy to the body. Other points to add: 3KD, 7KD, 23BL.
Symptomatic points for relevant symptoms: Irritability: Yintang Night sweats: 6HT, 3SI Headache time: 8GB, 41GB, 5TB Headache parietal: Sishencong, 20GV, 1KD. BIBLIOGRAPHY DENG,, Tie DENG Tietao; tao; Prac Practical tical Diagn Diagnosis osis in Traditi raditional onal Chine Chinese se Medic Medicine, ine, ed. Churchill Livingstone, 1st ed.; Edinburg, 1999 YIN, YIN, Gan Ganglin glin;; Adv Advanc anced ed Mod Moder ern n Chi Chines nese e Ac Acupu upunct ncture ure The Therap rapy; y; Ne New w World Press, 1st ed., Beijing, China, 2000 ZHIXIAN, ZHIXIA N, Long Long;; and ally; Acupuncture Acupuncture & Moxib Moxibustion ustion,, edite edited d by Beijin Beijing g University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academy Press, ISBN 7-50771269-9, 1st edition, Beijing, 1999 JUNY JU NYIN ING, G, Ge Geng ng;; Et Al Alli; li; Se Sele lect cting ing th the e ri righ ghtt po poin intt of Acup cupun unct ctur ure: e: A Manual of Acupuncture; Ed. Roca; 1st Ed.; Sao Paulo, 1996
