Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tinnitus can be divided into external causes and internal causes. The internal causes are mostly caused by anger and fear, the reversal of wind and fire in the liver and gallbladder, resulting in blockage of the Shaoyang meridian, or the inability of the essence to moisten due to liver and kidney deficiency. It is caused in the ears; external causes are mostly caused by the invasion of wind evil, blocking the clearing of the orifices, or sudden loud noises that injure the ear orifices. Tinnitus can be divided into deficiency and excess. In excess, it is mostly due to external evils or excessive internal fire that disturbs the ear orifices, or blood stasis and phlegm obscure the clearing of the orifices; in deficient cases, it is mostly due to the deficiency of the internal organs and the lack of nourishment of the clearing orifices.
Tinnitus does not happen to everyone, so not everyone is aware of its symptoms. In a quiet environment, especially when the doors and windows are closed, you will hear some sounds, such as bursts, but in an open place or when there are other noises, this sound will not be obvious. Or disappears, then this phenomenon is often referred to as tinnitus.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the kidneys open to the ears, and kidney deficiency is prone to tinnitus, and hearing loss will occur later. According to this, tinnitus should be a patent of the elderly, but now many young people also suffer from it. Some people only show up occasionally, but some people show up all the time.
What is tinnitus and what is its cause?
1. Internal causes:
Empirical evidence: If you are often angry, frightened and depressed, It is easy for liver and gallbladder wind and fire to rise, causing Shaoyang meridian qi to be blocked. Usually, people like rich, sweet and spicy food, or cold and cool food, which will damage the spleen and stomach, and produce phlegm and dampness in the body, which will turn into heat over time and block the meridians, so that the ears cannot be nourished by sufficient Qi and blood.
Deficiency syndrome: Abnormal function of the spleen and stomach, insufficient biochemistry of Qi and blood in the body, manifested as deficiency of Qi and blood. Or the liver and kidneys are deficient, so the flowers cannot be nourished by sufficient essence.
2. External causes:
If you don’t pay attention to keeping warm at ordinary times, your body will be invaded by cold wind, and as a result, evil will stagnate in your ears and orifices.
Tinnitus and palpitations after middle age: Mulberries
Mulberries are a typical food that has the same origin as medicine and food. Clinically, it is often used to treat liver and kidney yin deficiency and essence and blood deficiency. It has a good effect on dizziness, tinnitus, heart palpitations, irritability and insomnia that occur after middle age.
In addition to eating mulberries alone, you can also take the dried product and soak it in water instead of tea.
You can also crush fresh mulberries to extract the juice, boil it into a thin paste, then add honey, stir, put it in a jar, and store it in the refrigerator for later use. Take a small spoonful every day and you will feel the effects after a week.
Soak mulberries in rice wine, unseal it after two months, and drink a small cup every night, which also has a good conditioning effect.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that it nourishes the liver, strengthens the essence and kidneys, strengthens the muscles and bones, and is neither cold nor dry. Therefore, it is also suitable for people with liver and kidney deficiency to relieve tinnitus, sallow complexion, and dizziness after frequent brain use. Symptoms such as swelling.
The simplest and most effective way to use Polygonum multiflorum is to powder it and brew it with boiling water every day.
Note that Polygonum multiflorum here refers to prepared Polygonum multiflorum, not raw Polygonum multiflorum.
The liver is a strong internal organ. It likes to be in tune but hates to be depressed. If the liver qi is relaxed and regulated, the ears and eyes will be clear; on the contrary, if the liver qi is stagnated and the qi mechanism is blocked, and the liver qi is raised and lowered, tinnitus will occur.
The kidney is the foundation of innateness and controls the yin and yang of the body. The kidney opens to the ear, and the kidney qi flows to the ear. Only by carefully transmitting the essence qi to the ear can the normal physiological functions of the ear be maintained. When people reach middle age, they are prone to fatigue, blood qi, essence, kidney exhaustion, and tinnitus.
The occurrence of tinnitus has both internal and external causes. Only symptomatic treatment can achieve good results.
1. Kidney Essence Deficiency Type
There is tinnitus like cicadas that lasts day and night, especially when quiet, accompanied by gradual hearing loss, insomnia, dizziness, soreness of waist and knees, and hair loss. Teeth loss, dry mouth and throat, excessive nocturia, etc. It is mainly treated by tonifying kidney and replenishing essence, nourishing yin and replenishing yang.
2. Deficiency of both kidney qi and yin
The sound of cicadas is often heard in the right ear, ranging from light to heavy, and then the hearing decreases, combined with deficiency, insomnia, and dizziness. , soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, heat in the palms and soles, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, night sweats and cold sensitivity. It is mainly treated by nourishing the kidneys, nourishing yin, replenishing qi and clearing the orifices.
3. Massage acupoints
The ultimate treatment of tinnitus is to nourish the kidneys. In addition to using prescription treatments, acupoint massage can also improve tinnitus. Massaging Yongquan and Taixi points can help tonify the kidneys and relieve tinnitus. If you insist on massaging Taixi point and Yongquan point for 3-5 minutes each day, your hearing will be greatly improved.
4. Daily conditioning
Stay away from noisy and stimulating environments, and do not wear headphones for a long time to block continuous noise stimulation. In your diet, you should mainly focus on light foods. Do not eat too salty or spicy foods, let alone drink alcohol. In life, it is important to relax appropriately and prevent bad emotions from appearing. A good attitude is very important.
The health of ears allows people to hear rich sounds, which shows the importance of ears. However, the ears are also fragile. When tinnitus occurs, I believe that the spirit will be greatly affected. However, to treat tinnitus, we must find out the cause and carry out effective treatment, so that the tinnitus can be improved.
The prescription for tinnitus is as follows:
Rehmannia glutinosa, dogwood, yam, peony bark, salt diarrhea, poria, fried gardenia, vinegar bamboo leaves, Bupleurum, wine white peony root, wine Scutellaria baicalensis, wine-coptis chinensis, salvia miltiorrhiza, rhizome rhizome, cyperus rotundus, jiu-chuanxiong, fried jujube kernels, cinnamon twigs, licorice
In the prescription, Bupleurum and wine white peony root soften and soothe the liver; peony bark, fried gardenia Semen seeds, wine skullcap, and wine coptis soothes the liver and clears away heat; Salvia miltiorrhiza and Drynariae promote blood circulation and clear away the orifices; Ligusticum chuanxiong and Cyperus rotunda promote qi and clear the orifices; Drynariae can nourish the liver and kidneys; stir-fried jujube kernels nourish blood and soothe the mind; cinnamon twigs warm yang and dispel cold. ; Finally, licorice blends the various medicines.
In addition, you need to regulate your emotions on weekdays, reduce anxiety, and maintain a calm mind. Secondly, eat in moderation, exercise moderately, and work regularly.