Are You Experiencing These Symptoms?
- Sudden hearing loss
- A blocked or muffled sensation in the ear
- Persistent tinnitus
- Hearing loss affecting one ear
- A diagnosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- Limited improvement despite treatment
From the perspective of traditional East Asian medicine, sudden hearing loss is considered to develop on the basis of reduced kidney function.
Traditional East Asian medicine describes this relationship with the concept that:
“The kidneys govern hearing.”
For this reason, when kidney function is weakened, the ears and hearing become more vulnerable.
In many cases, excessive stagnation involving the liver system is also present in the background.
The liver is responsible for maintaining the smooth movement of qi throughout the body.
However, when liver qi stagnation becomes excessive, it may also interfere with the normal flow of qi.
Strong emotional stress, mental strain, or fatigue may contribute to this imbalance and trigger the sudden onset of symptoms.
When kidney deficiency is mild, symptoms may improve within one or a few treatments.
When kidney deficiency is more pronounced, recovery often requires a longer period of time.
Patients with stronger kidney deficiency frequently experience both hearing loss and tinnitus.
At our clinic, we often observe areas of reduced skin sensation around the ear in patients experiencing hearing loss.
We consider this sensory impairment to reflect a deeper dysfunction affecting hearing itself.
For this reason, treatment focuses on restoring sensation through gentle stimulation of the skin and surrounding tissues in order to support hearing recovery.
Our approach addresses not only the ear itself but also the overall balance of the body.
