英文摘要 |
Tinnitus is a common condition in the elderly. Its etiology is complex andthere is no effective therapy. This case is a male, aged 69, afflicted with tinnitusfor nearly a month. His chief complain is intermittent high pitch “hum” soundin his left ear accompanied by a slightly hearing loss. The symptoms are usuallytriggered by fatigue and exaggerated in quiet settings, thus interfering with hissleep.Due to his elder-age and deficiency of kidney essence, the qi-blood of hisleft ear became imbalanced. The main strategies of treatment were to tonifyyang to open the orifices, enrich the kidney and replenish yin. We used Jisheng-Shenqi-Wan and Yih-Chih-Tsong-Ming-Tang. Response of the patient to treatmentwas positive and continuous, symptom of tinnitus were significantly reducedimproving patient’s life quality. |