防风 白芍 连翘 桔梗 生地（各七分） 甘草 薄荷（各五分） 菖蒲 荆芥（各
八分） 川芎（七分） 小茴 栀子仁 黄芩 当归 陈皮（各一钱） 半夏（七分） 大
黄（酒炒，八分）
上水钟半，姜三片，枣二枚煎，食远热服。忌煎炒炙爆辛物。
一方 治耳聋耳鸣。滋阴水，开郁结，降痰火，清头目。
当归 川芎 芍药 地黄 知母 黄柏 香附 栀子 半夏 陈皮 薄荷 荆芥 菖蒲
连翘 黄芩 黄连（各制，各等）
先用酒拌匀，良久，加生姜三片水煎，食远热服。渣再煎服。作丸服，亦好。
【凉膈散】、【六味地黄丸】、【通圣散】、【滚痰丸】、【龙荟】
俱可服。方见各门。
一方 治耳暴聋。
甘遂末吹左耳，甘草末吹右耳，立效。或用甘遂末绵裹插耳内，口中嚼甘草，亦好。
一方 治耳内有脓，及出黄水。用枯矾一钱，胭脂五分，麝香少许，龙骨 一钱，用绵
杖子先展去脓水，吹药入耳。
又方 治耳内脓水及黄汁出。
石膏（ ） 黄丹（炒） 蛤粉 龙骨（各等分） 麝香少许，同上用。
一方 治耳聋。菖蒲一寸，巴豆一粒去皮心，为末，绵裹塞耳内。
一方 治耳内外烂疮。用贝母研末敷。
一方 治蛀虫入耳。杏仁捣如泥，取油滴入耳，虫非死则出。一切虫入耳，用竹管插入
耳内，以口气尽力吸出，最妙。
一方 治百虫入耳。用香油灌入耳中，出。
一方 取鸡冠上血滴入耳中，即出。
一方 虫入耳。用驴牛乳灌入，出。
一方 治虫入耳，久食脑痛，桃叶为枕，虫自鼻出。
一方 治冻耳。用橄榄核烧灰油调敷。
一方 冻耳疮，雀脑涂，好。
治耳后月蚀疮
胡粉（ 微黄） 枯矾 黄柏 黄连 轻粉（各二钱） 胭脂（一钱） 麝香（少许）
上为细末，用温水洗疮，净后敷。
一方 塞耳丸。川乌为末，葱汁丸，绵裹塞耳内。
又方 耳后疮。黄连、枯矾为末，敷之。
一方 冻耳成疮。生姜自然汁熬搽。
一方 因聋塞耳，三个斑蝥，一个巴豆，麝香少许，葱汁丸，绵裹，左耳聋塞右耳。
一方 耳后耳根生疮如割。地骨皮碾细末，先将粗末煎汤，洗后敷细末，如干，唾津调
搽。
一方 治耳湿肿痛。加味凉膈散加竹叶水煎，气闭加菖蒲、蔓荆子、菊花。方见前。
上热，耳出脓汁，蔓荆子散。
甘草（炙） 升麻 木通 赤芍 桑白皮（炒） 生地 前胡 赤茯 菊花 蔓荆子水
煎服，有痰加姜一二片。
聋病，必用龙荟丸、四物汤养阴。大病后耳聋与阴虚火动耳内哄然，俱用四物汤加知母、
黄
Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix) (each 0.7 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) (each 0.5 qian), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba) (each 0.8 qian), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (0.7 qian), Xiaohui (Foeniculi Fructus), Zhizi Ren (Gardeniae Semen), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 1 qian), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum) (0.7 qian), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, stir-baked with wine) (0.8 qian).
Take half a zhong of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and two jujubes. Decoct and take hot after meals, leaving some time gap. Avoid fried, roasted, baked, and spicy foods.
Another prescription: Treats deafness and tinnitus. It nourishes yin fluid, resolves stagnation, descends phlegm-fire, and clears the head and eyes.
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (each processed, equal amounts).
First mix evenly with wine, let stand for a while, add three slices of fresh ginger and water, decoct, and take hot after meals, leaving some time gap. The dregs can be decocted again for consumption. Making pills is also good.
Liangge San (Cooling the Diaphragm Powder), Liuwei Dihuang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill), Tongsheng San (Unimpeded Generation Powder), Guntan Wan (Rolling Phlegm Pill), Longdan Xiegan Wan (Gentian Liver-Draining Pill) can all be taken. See formulas in respective sections.
Another prescription: Treats sudden deafness. Blowing powder of Kansui Radix (Gansui) into the left ear and powder of Licorice Root (Gancao) into the right ear yields immediate effect. Alternatively, wrap Kansui Radix powder in cotton and insert into the ear, while chewing Licorice Root in the mouth; this is also effective.
Another prescription: Treats pus in the ear and discharge of yellow fluid. Use 1 qian of Alum (Kufan), 0.5 qian of Rouge (Yanzhi), a small amount of Musk (Shexiang), and 1 qian of Dragon Bone (Longgu). First wipe away pus and fluid with a cotton swab, then blow the medicine into the ear.
Another method: Treats pus and yellow juice discharge from the ear.
Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) (), Calcined Minium (Hudan), Tridacnidae Concha (Ge Fen), Dragon Bone (Longgu) (equal parts), a small amount of Musk (Shexiang). Use as above.
Another prescription: Treats deafness. Take one cun of Acorus Rhizome (Changpu) and one kernel of Croton Seed (Badou) peeled and cored, grind into powder, wrap in cotton, and plug into the ear.
Another prescription: Treats ulcerated sores inside and outside the ear. Grind Fritillaria Bulb (Beimu) into powder and apply externally.
Another prescription: Treats insects entering the ear. Crush Almond (Xingren) into a paste, extract the oil, and drip into the ear; the insect will either die or exit. For any insect entering the ear, insert a bamboo tube into the ear and suck out forcefully with your mouth; this is most excellent.
Another prescription: Treats hundreds of insects entering the ear. Pour sesame oil into the ear to expel them.
Another prescription: Take blood from the comb of a chicken and drip it into the ear; insects will immediately exit.
Another prescription: Insects entering the ear. Pour donkey milk or cow milk into the ear to expel them.
Another prescription: Treats insects entering the ear causing chronic headache from long-term exposure. Use peach leaves as a pillow; insects will exit through the nose.
Another prescription: Treats frostbite of the ears. Burn olive pits to ash, mix with oil, and apply externally.
Another prescription: For frostbite-induced sores on the ears, applying quail brain is effective.
Treatment for "Moon-eating Sore" (a type of skin ulcer) behind the ear.
Lead Carbonate (Hufen, slightly yellow), Alum (Kufan), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai), Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian), Calomelas (Qingfen) (each 2 qian), Rouge (Yanzhi) (1 qian), Musk (Shexiang) (small amount).
Grind all into fine powder. Wash the sore with warm water, clean it, and then apply the powder.
Another formula: Ear-plugging pill. Grind Aconite Root (Chuanwu) into powder, make pills with green onion juice, wrap in cotton, and plug into the ear.
Another method: Sores behind the ear. Grind Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian) and Alum (Kufan) into powder and apply.
Another method: Sores formed by frozen ears. Boil fresh ginger juice and apply.
Another method: For blocked ears due to deafness, take three blister beetles (Banmao), one croton seed (Badou), and a small amount of musk (Shexiang), make pills with green onion juice, wrap in cotton. If the left ear is deaf, plug the right ear.
Another method: Sores at the back and root of the ear resembling cuts. Grind Cortex Lycii (Digupi) into fine powder. First decoct coarse powder in water, wash the area, then apply the fine powder. If dry, mix with saliva and apply.
Another method: Treats damp swelling and pain in the ear. Additive Liangge San (Cooling the Diaphragm Powder) with perilla leaf water for decoction. For qi blockage, add Acorus Rhizome (Changpu), Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi), and Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua). See formula earlier.
Upper heat causing pus discharge from the ear: Manjingzi San (Vitex Powder).
Licorice Root (Gancao, honey-fried), Cimicifuga Rhizome (Shengma), Akebia Caulis (Mutong), Red Peony Root (Chishao), Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaipi, stir-baked), Rehmannia Root (Shengdi), Peucedanum Root (Qianhu), Poria Cocos (Chifu), Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua), Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi). Decoct in water and take. Add one or two slices of ginger if there is phlegm.
For deafness, Longdan Xiegan Wan (Gentian Liver-Draining Pill) and Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) must be used to nourish yin. Deafness after severe illness and roaring in the ears due to yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity both use Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) plus Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu) and Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai).