Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver and gallbladder of the human body are from the outside to the inside, and the shaoyang meridians of the hands and feet are all in the ear. If external heat pathogen invades Shaoyang from the exterior to the interior, or depression and anger lead to stagnation of liver qi and vigorous liver fire, it can lead to the heat of liver and gallbladder disturbing ear points along meridians, causing tinnitus and deafness. In severe cases, hearing may never recover. This kind of tinnitus caused by liver fire is different from sudden tinnitus caused by drug poisoning and otitis media. Generally, the disease develops slowly, which may affect the hearing of both ears. Patients often feel tidal sounds or thunder in their ears, and their illness may be light or heavy, and it may be aggravated when they are depressed or angry. At the same time, there will be red eyes, dry mouth, bitter taste, sore throat, blushing, yellow urine, constipation, pain on both sides, insomnia and other symptoms.

For this kind of tinnitus and deafness caused by liver fire, the treatment principle of traditional Chinese medicine is to clear liver and purge fire, relieve depression and dredge orifices, and commonly use Longdan Xiegan decoction and other prescriptions to relieve it. In addition, some self-adjustment measures can be taken to alleviate the illness and restore normal hearing. For example, the diet should be as light as possible, and avoid eating some spicy and irritating foods or drinking strong liquor and drinking a lot of alcohol, otherwise it will lead to an increase in blood and liver fire, which may aggravate tinnitus and deafness.

At the same time of self-conditioning, in order to reduce the damage to hearing, we should also pay attention to avoid noise stimulation. For example, go to some noisy entertainment places and construction sites as little as possible, don't listen to headphones for a long time, and reduce the irritation to the ears. In addition, ototoxic drugs such as aminoglycoside antibiotics and loop diuretics (such as furosemide) should be avoided during the onset period. If you have to use them because of illness, you should closely monitor the hearing changes.