Tinnutis for acupuncture
Disease name：Tinnitus
Patients Name: P. P. Age: 59 gender: Female
Date of visit: 16.02.2021 .
Chief complaint: Ringing in the ears over six months.
History of present illness: ringing in both ears and head over half year with no reason. Did not take any medical for tinnitus. Chronic cough long time. No any allergic, No medical to take.
Physical examination: The third cervical kyphosis is deformed, and the left mastoid has tenderness.
The pulse of the left hand is thin and the part of CHI is weak; the pulse of the right hand is weak;
The tongue is fat, and the tongue coating is peeling off the right edge.
Mechanism of disease: Too much work with the head down leads to muscle tension and inflammation in the neck area, which affects the function of the related meridians, and Qi stagnation and blood blood stasis.
Initial treatment: acupuncture. Hou Xi, Zhong Zhu, Tai Xi, Xia Xi.
Returning session
24/02/2021 The symptoms of tinnittus improved a few days after the last acupuncture, but the symptoms reappeared in the past two days. Tinnitus attacks again, but the symptoms are not as severe as before. The pulse of the left hand is thin and sink, and the part of GUAN is slippery; Right hand pulse is sink, thin, stringy-like.
Acupuncture: Hou Xi, Zhong Zhu, Tai Xi, Xia Xi, Jing Qu.
03/03/2021 The symptoms of tinnitus have been reduced, but sometimes symptoms of tinnitus may appear. In addition, complaints are obviously stress and anxiety.
Acupuncture: Hou Xi +JING Qu; Tai Xi +Tai Bai; Tong Li + Jing Qu; Zhong Zhu, Xia Xi.
Result：23.03.2021, Her daughter came to tell me that her mother’s tinnitus disappeared. After more than two months, after searching, the patient’s tinnitus still did not recur.
Discuss：
Tinnitus refers to a situation where there is no sound in the external environment but a sound is heard. It is often described as a ringing sound, light tapping sound, light hissing sound or low roar, occasionally vague voice or music; tinnitus The sound heard may be soft or deafening, the pitch may be higher or lower, and it is possible to hear only one ear or both ears. As time passes, tinnitus often becomes more and more serious, and some people with tinnitus may feel depressed, anxious or have difficulty concentrating.
Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom that has many causes; the most common cause is hearing loss due to noise, and other causes include ear infections, cardiovascular disease, Meniere’s syndrome (commonly known as ear water Imbalance), brain tumors, psychological stress, exposure to specific drugs, trauma to the head, earwax; it is especially common in patients with depression.
At present, tinnitus is often classified into two types: other sensible tinnitus and self-conscious tinnitus.
Heterosensory tinnitus: In addition to the patient’s own hearing, others can also use instruments or even ears to hear the patient’s tinnitus complaint. This type of tinnitus is less common. The common cause of Heterosensory tinnitus is pulsation caused by vascular diseases Spastic tinnitus caused by muscular diseases (muscles near the ears);
Conscious tinnitus: There are many patients with tinnitus. The tinnitus can only be heard by the patient and cannot be heard by others. There are many causes. This kind of tinnitus can occur as long as there is an abnormality anywhere in the auditory conduction path, including external ear disease and middle ear disease, Inner ear diseases, auditory nerve and auditory nerve conduction path diseases (such as acoustic neuroma, brain stem vascular sclerosis, etc.), cerebral cortex diseases, etc. can all produce spontaneous tinnitus.
The neural mechanism of tinnitus is not fully understood, and it is generally believed to be related to abnormal changes in a certain part of the auditory channel.
About 10-15% of people suffer from tinnitus, most people with tinnitus are still tolerable, and only 1-2% of people with tinnitus will experience severe deterioration. There is no effective cure for tinnitus.
Western medicine medical treatment is similar to stroke. It is within 24 hours of onset, which is the golden period of treatment, and immediate medical attention is required within 2-3 days at the latest; Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment can be improved within one year (controversial, not yet confirmed by mainstream medical circles). Approximately 2% to 80% of patients have different feelings from person to person. The longer time, the more difficult to restore.
More information about tinnitus:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tinnitus/