What are the methods of traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture to treat tinnitus and deafness?

Deafness and tinnitus are common ear diseases in daily life. The basic symptoms of deafness and tinnitus are hearing loss and involuntary ringing in the ears. They will also affect normal sleep and cause dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, etc. There are many ways to treat deafness and tinnitus. You can try Chinese medicine acupuncture and massage some acupoints as auxiliary treatments.

1. Evidence

Treatment method: clear the liver and reduce fire, unclog the ear orifices. The main acupoints are the Foot Shaoyang and Hand Shaoyang meridians.

The main acupoint is Yifengtinghuixiaxizhongzhu

For the acupoints of liver and gallbladder wind and fire, add Taichong and Qiuxu; for the exogenous wind evil, add Waiguan and Hegu.

Perform the filiform needle drainage method.

The meaning of the prescription is that both the Shaoyang meridians of the hand and the foot enter the ear, so the Zhongzhu and Yifeng points of the Shaoyang meridian of the hand and the Tinghui and Xiaxi points of the Shaoyang meridian of the foot are taken. Unblock Shaoyang meridians, clear the liver and reduce fire.

2. Deficiency syndrome

The treatment method is to nourish the kidney and the orifices. The main acupoints are the Foot Shaoyin and Hand Taiyang meridians.

Main acupoints: Taixi, Zhaohai, and Tinggong

For those with insufficient kidney qi, add Shenshu and Qihai; for those with liver and kidney deficiency, add Shenshu and Ganshu.

Use the filiform needle tonification method. If the kidney qi is deficient, you can use a small moxa cone to moxibustion the affected area.

The purpose of the prescription is to replenish kidney essence and kidney qi by Taixi and Zhaohai. Tinggong is a local acupoint that can dredge the Qi in the ear meridians.