Which department should I go to for tinnitus? What methods does traditional Chinese medicine use to treat tinnitus?

When tinnitus occurs in people, the patient's ears usually feel buzzing. When seeking medical treatment, people are also very concerned about the department where the tinnitus is treated. So, which department should tinnitus be treated in?

Which department should I visit for tinnitus?

If you have tinnitus, you should see an ENT doctor. Don't worry too much. Most tinnitus can be cured, except for those with clear causes, which require special treatment targeted at the cause. Tinnitus caused by other unknown reasons can be treated with drug fumigation, which is effective and low-cost.

How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat tinnitus?

1. Kidney-tonifying and sperm-replenishing method

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidneys and ears are closely related. The kidneys are the foundation of our constitution, storing essence and producing marrow, connecting to the brain and opening up to the ears. If the kidney essence is insufficient, the ears will not be nourished, which may cause tinnitus in mild cases and hearing loss or even deafness in severe cases. In addition, there are also premature graying of hair, soreness of waist and knees, decreased libido, pale tongue, and deep, thin and weak pulse. Treatment method: tonify the kidney and replenish essence; Prescription: You can use the decoction of Erlongzuoci Pills, Qijudihuang Pills, Liuweidihuang Pills, etc. to add or subtract; Prescription: 30g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 20g of Polygonatum sibiricum, 20g of Chinese yam, 3g of deer antler, 12g of tortoise shell, 3g of placenta, 12g of yam, 15g of wolfberry, 12g of Achyranthes bidentata, and 15g of Cuscuta australis.

2. Heat-clearing and phlegm-resolving method

For tinnitus and deafness, Chinese medicine advocates starting with the kidneys and treating them based on the phlegm. Such patients often have sudden tinnitus, obesity, dizziness and distension, cough and spitting, flank pain, excessive and sticky sputum, red tongue edges and tip, yellow and greasy tongue coating, stringy and slippery pulse, etc. These are specific symptoms of internal stagnation of phlegm and heat, so they are treated with clearing heat and resolving phlegm. Prescription: Wen Dan Tang, Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan, and Lun Shi Gong Tan Wan as the main prescriptions with additions and subtractions; Prescription: Trichosanthes seed 12g, Apricot kernel 10g, Citrus aurantium 10g, processed Arisaema 12g, French Pinellia 8g, Citrus aurantium 8g, Poria 10g, Scutellaria 10g, Raw Rhubarb 10g, Gentiana 8g, Realm 30g, first decocted 6g of Rhubarb and then taken.

3. Blood circulation and blood stasis removal method

Regarding tinnitus caused by long-term illness, Chinese medicine believes that "long-term illness is in the blood" and "long-term illness causes blood stasis", which blocks the ear orifices, causing poor circulation of qi and blood and malnutrition of the ear orifices. The microcirculation changes in patients with blood stasis syndrome in TCM are more obvious. Some of these patients suffer from microvascular spasm and blood flow obstruction due to stimulation of the ear blood vessels. Western medicine such as 654-2, Sibelium, and Salvia miltiorrhiza injection can relieve spasms and restore blood flow. Clinically, this type of patients also have symptoms of blood stasis such as stabbing headache with a fixed location, dizziness, purple tongue, and thin and wiry pulse. Treatment method: Promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and open the orifices. Prescription: Use Wang Qingren Tongqiao Huoxue Decoction with modifications; prescription: peach kernel 10g, safflower 6g, musk 0.3g, ginger 5 slices, green onion 2 roots, red dates 5 pieces, Chuanxiong 6g, red peony root 10g.