Is calamus a specialized medicine for tinnitus and deafness?



Calamus is not a special medicine for tinnitus and deafness. Calamus is mainly used to treat tinnitus and deafness caused by phlegm and turbidity upward disturbance (phlegm evil upward invasion of the head), and if the tinnitus and deafness of the patient is caused by wind-heat evils, inflammation of the liver fire, and insufficiency of liver and kidneys (weakness of the liver and kidneys), then it is not suitable to apply Calamus for treatment.

Calamus is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, its effect is to dissolve dampness and open the stomach (through the elimination of dampness to make the gastrointestinal function normal), open the orifices to open the phlegm, wake up the spirit of wisdom, etc., so it can be used to treat tinnitus and deafness caused by phlegm and turbidity upturned.

Tinnitus and deafness in Chinese medicine is generally divided into the following types of evidence:

1. Wind-heat invasion: the principle of treatment is to disperse wind and heat (evacuate exogenous wind-heat evil), and pass the ear orifices, which can be treated by adding and subtracting Yin Qiao San and other treatments.

2. Liver fire: the principle of treatment is to clear the liver fire, which can be treated by adding and subtracting gentian diarrhea liver soup.

3. Phlegm and turbidity: the principle of treatment is to dispel phlegm and dissolve dampness, and it can be treated with herbs such as Warm Gallbladder Soup.

4. Liver and kidney insufficiency: the principle of treatment is to nourish the liver and kidney, you can apply the six flavors of dihuang pill and other treatment.

Calamus is not a special medicine for the treatment of tinnitus and deafness, if the patient has tinnitus and deafness, it is recommended to go to the hospital at this time, under the guidance of a professional doctor, so as not to delay the condition.