What is the most effective western medicine for tinnitus?

Tinnitus is a common symptom in life. There are many causes of tinnitus. Therefore, when treating tinnitus, we must understand the specific cause so that we can achieve good treatment effects with medication. For example, there are some vasodilator drugs in Western medicine, such as low molecular weight dextran, or drugs that improve the energy metabolism of inner ear tissue, such as ATP, coenzyme A, etc. There are also some anticonvulsant drugs, lidocaine or carbamazepine are relatively common drugs.

What is the most effective western medicine for tinnitus?

1. Drug treatment: Commonly used vasodilators to improve inner ear blood circulation, such as low molecular weight dextran, Danshen tablets, etc.; or drugs to improve the energy metabolism of inner ear tissue, such as ATP, coenzyme A, etc.; anticonvulsants, such as carbamazepine, sibelium, lidocaine, etc. can inhibit abnormal excitatory activities of the auditory system.

1. In terms of Western medicine: you can appropriately use vasodilators, vitamins, glucose calcium, etc. to improve the nutrition of the auditory nerve and promote the detoxification and excretion of ototoxic drugs in the body.

2. In terms of traditional Chinese medicine: many scholars have reported that honeysuckle, polygonatum, drynaria, herba angustifoliae, jiangling, licorice, etc. have a detoxifying effect on ototoxic drugs. According to the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment, the prescriptions of detoxification and orifice opening, nourishing blood and calming the liver, clearing the liver and purging fire, tonifying the kidney and replenishing qi, tonifying the spleen and activating blood circulation, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the spleen, strengthening the spleen and calming the liver, and promoting lung and qi are adopted, which can achieve good therapeutic effect for some patients.

TCM treatment of tinnitus:

1. Clear Qi does not rise

The symptoms may be mild or severe, with sleepiness in the limbs, tinnitus, loss of appetite, loose stools, weak pulse, and a thin, greasy white tongue coating. The treatment is aimed at strengthening the spleen and replenishing Qi, raising the clear and lowering the turbid. Use 30 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus, 15 grams of White Peony Root, 12 grams each of Poria cocos and Pueraria lobata, 9 grams each of Vitex rotundifolia and Cimicifuga heracleifolia, 6 grams each of Phellodendron chinense, Acorus calamus and Licorice for treatment. Chinese patent medicines that can be used include Buzhong Yiqi Pills and Renshen Jianpi Pills.

2. Kidney essence deficiency

Symptoms include tinnitus and deafness, soreness of the waist and knees, insomnia and nightmares, fever in the five parts of the body, red cheeks and night sweats, red tongue with little coating, and a thin and rapid pulse. Treatment should be aimed at tonifying the kidney and benefiting essence, nourishing yin and reducing fire. Use 30 grams each of magnetite and dragon bone, 15 grams each of Rehmannia root, Poria cocos, Lycium barbarum, Cornus officinalis, 9 grams each of Moutan bark, Alisma orientalis, Huai Niuxi, Eucommia ulmoides, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Chrysanthemum flower, 6 grams each of Schisandra chinensis, Acorus gramineus, and Phellodendron chinense for treatment. Liuwei Dihuang Pills can be used as Chinese patent medicine.