Tinnitus Chinese Cure: Is It A Solution?
In today's world, the People's Republic of China is dominating the world trade with its vigorous strategy of marketing. But ages ago, Chinese herbs gained the faith for its remarkable curative power. These Chinese herbs did also have cures for tinnitus pulsatile, tuberculosis, trauma and severe renal failure. Two main points divides the topic: Acquaintance with age old Chinese Medicine and another is the Chinese herbal medicine with its medications. The herbal cures are very popular for their effectiveness, whereas the traditional treatment method failed to prove effective in some instances.
YANG is considered to be masculine and positive, where as YIN is with woman's nature and negative. This is the belief as per the age old Chinese Medicine. Perfect balance of YIN-YANG will always represent healthiness. YIN, which is subdued, can lead to tinnitus, mild fever, dizziness, lower back pain and other problems. TCM's logic is that, non sufficient YIN may cause damage to the kidney and other organs. Probability on increase in other diseases is very high if kidney is affected, since the kidney is the foundation of all functioning organs in the human body. This situation will hamper the proper functioning of other organs of the body as well.
Factors, which may give birth to tinnitus, are being looked at by Traditional Chinese Medicine. They also try to cure tinnitus by following acupuncture or with some other procedures.
Emotional exertion, feeling frustrated, short temperedness results in LV fire or LV Yang to rise. It gives birth to sudden tinnitus, for which a loud sound starts ringing in the ear as a symptom.
Grief, misery, depression, no movement of blood in the upper part of the body and not being able rise to the head and nurture is the reason of tinnitus starting gradually.
Tinnitus starts with a low pitch when there is overwork or performing too much sexual exercise. This happens due to weakness of KD.
Starting of tinnitus on slow pace is a result of gradual hearing loss, which is in turn caused by senility or old that weakens the KD Jing.
Phlegm generation which restricts the rise of clear QI to the head, is the result of not following proper and healthy food habit. Having damp and greasy food is the prime reason.
Trauma and sudden hearing of loud noise leads to sudden start to tinnitus which makes the patient seem as if a loud noise is always ringing in the ears.
To get a clear understanding, acquaintance with terminology of Chinese treatment is necessary. But acupuncture can cure these conditions.
Initially the general symptoms are like very bad sleeping habit, problem of constipation, not having taste in the mouth, reddish eyes, ruddy face, uncontrollable anger continuous irritation and dizziness.
Reddish color of the tongue with a coating of dry yellow especially on the surface of LV/GB.
Full, rapidity in pulse rate with wiry pulse is the pulse indications.
Acupuncture Treatment and some of its points to cure Tinnitus
Maciocia treatment points with Valaskatagis commentary, additions and commentaries.
LV 2 to clear LV fire
LV 3 to resolve LV QI stagnation, especially f it happens at the origin of the fire.
GB 20 to lower the YANG and clear the head.
GB 13 to treat the psycho-emotional aspect of LV fire.
LI 14 when head symptoms are prevalent.
Some acupuncture protocols for treatment are...
Differentiation include excess patterns like the rising of the LV/GB fire and/or Phlegm fire moving up, while deficiency patterns like KD Jing deficiency, upper burner deficiency and heart blood deficiency.
Symptoms for LV/GB fire rising include abrupt onset of tinnitus that can be loud and often related to emotional stress. It can be accompanied by headache, dizziness and frequent feelings of thirst.
Treatment Protocol includes (1) Draining the LV fire, (2) Easing the ears, (3) Consoling the mental tension and (4) Settling the tormenting soul.
Treatment points include the following
1.LV 2 to drain the LV fire
2.GB 20 - LV YANG for easing the ear and calming the mind
3.GB 8 - LV YANG for consoling the mind.
From about 5000 years ago, Chinese herbal medicine provided a potent relief to ill people. This stream of medicine was carried forward by the priests who played the dual role of a physician. These men identified and nourished rare herbs with medicinal properties. Various illnesses were cured by them. Even tinnitus is well treated by Chinese herbal medicine.
Chinese medication works well in treating tinnitus. But why go for it when there are better options available? Better and far more potent ammunition to counter tinnitus exists. It is termed holistic remedies. Holistic remedy is a combination of various methods of medication. Its elementary approach is to identify the root cause of an illness and then tries to cure it. Once the root cause is isolated, the ailment is as good as gone. A combination of various methods of medication is used to curing the root cause. The various methods include diet and lifestyle changes, Chinese medications, exercise, herbal medication, even acupuncture, among others. Holistic remedies treat the body not as separate sections, but as a whole. Whereas conventional medication treats the symptoms of a disease, holistic remedy treats the cause of the disease. Thus using holistic remedies cures the symptoms of a disease permanently. But in conventional medicine, the symptoms reappear once the effect of the drug weakens. With conventional medication, the side effects can be damaging. In holistic remedies, there are no damaging side effects.
