Suggest Treatment For Hearing Loss

Brief Answer:
need further clarifications for Management.

Detailed Answer:
Dear

Thanks for contacting Ayurveda with your health concern and do let me know about following concerns so that prescribed Regime can be initiated

1. because it is bilateral and as you say from childhood thus could be a genetic disorder, moreover being SN implies involvement of Inner ear, and cranial nerve VIII [vestibulo cochlear].

PS. Since you have undergone examination and evaluation what was the opinion of Doctor regarding being Genetic or not?

2. apart from SN [sensorineural] hearing loss are there any associated symptoms like: tinnitus (ringing in the ear),and dizziness or loss of balance.?? do you experience visual problems also?

3. what medicines are/were you taking in Allopathy [duration and dose], so that any drug-drug interaction with Ayurveda herbs can be ruled out. [please specify]

4. since using hearing aids, to overcome sensorineural hearing loss, any use of cochlear implants??

5. please let me know about the concerns raised so that Ayurveda treatment can be incorporated.

6. avoid caffeine,nicotine, or cocaine, excess talking, head bath, excess exercise and sexual intercourse, avoid professional activities which involve high frequency sounds, dry fruits and bitter and astringent food.

PS
. Mainstay of treatment will be to help regenerate the auditory nerve, inner ear connected to the auditory nerve, and to strengthen the hearing center in the brain.

.usually a time period of 5-6 months is required [depending upon the severity of nerve damage, in your case 53% & 60% respectively]

. When you have reverted back with above questionnaire, medicine prescribed will be easily available at all leading Ayurveda Store in US.

. There are certain Ayurveda Websites which deliver online as well as in bulk, will let you know once I'm cleared with the above said queries.


Dr. Munish Sood
Consultant & Physician
Naimittika Clinic

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Brief Answer:
Management and Prognosis

Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for reverting back.

1.Since it is a vata disorder thus treatment will focus on Vata balancing therapies and herbs along with Rasayan [Immunomodulation] Chikitsa i.e. to strengthen the Immune system, and result oriented prescription in such cases are:

i. Sariva [in form of vati/chooran] with Ghee
ii. XXXXXXX vati with juice of amla morning/evening
iii. avoid garlic,onion,potato,cauliflower,brinjal,masoor dal,milk,curd,buttermilk, coffee,tea,sweets,sweet fruits,nonveg,cashewnuts,almonds,peas,cool drinks, fish,eggs,alcohols,avoid excess of physical/mental exertion.
iv. Daily eat 300 gms of uncooked cucumber OR 60 gms of uncooked bitter gourd or 300 gms of black grapes containing seeds.
v. Daily eat 20 gms of ginger uncooked, you can eat rice items,wheat items, ragi balls, jowar items of food.Don’t take ragi malt.
vi. You can take daily oranges, pomegranates, watermelons, pineapple.

Home Remedy/Management

. Atis+hing+saunf+dalchini+sarjikshar+kali mirch each 12-12 gm
Sirka (vinegar): 380gm,
til (sesame) oil 360gm and after making it, you can use it as ear drops [karan pooran] in both ears [if you find any difficulty in making the same, along with simultaneous use of anti oxidants.
iv. Putting drops of jaitun tail [olive oil] or sesame oil in ears is effective for tinnitus,hearing loss.

PS
. Regarding your CONCERN/IMPROVEMENT: The efficacy of any system of Medicine will depend on a critical number of surviving auditory neurons [since this is Nature Law that once the auditory cells are damaged [unlike birds and fish], they cannot regenerate naturally so one has to go for periodic/regular audiometry check up.
. Ashwagandha,Jatamansi,Dashmool,Rasna are considered to release serotonin [sleep inducing hormone] and Brihat vaat chintmani ras [very effective] are the useful prescription herbs/medicine, since Vaat is controlled by Oil thus use either with cotton bud or more effectively as “karan pooran”.


Dr. Munish Sood
Naimittika

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