《病源论》云∶耳聋者，肾（时忍反）为足少阴之精而藏精，其气通耳。耳，宗脉所聚
也。若
者则耳
宗脉
《养生方》云∶勿塞故井及水渎，令人耳聋目盲。
《葛氏方》云∶聋有五种∶风聋者，挚痛；劳聋者，黄汁出；干聋者，耵聍生；虚聋者，
萧
鲤鱼脑，以竹筒盛蒸之，炊下熟，热气以灌耳，绵塞莫动，半日乃拔塞。用胆亦良，蒸
毕塞
裹塞良。）
又方∶灸手掌后第二横纹中央，随聋左右，依年壮。
又方∶伏翼血纳耳中甚良，脑中血尤妙。
又方∶鼠脑绵裹纳中良。（今按∶《博济安众方》云∶取猫伤了鼠胆一枚，侧卧沥耳中，
一
《千金方》治耳聋方∶
绵裹蛇膏，塞耳，神良。
又方∶雄黄，硫黄分等，绵裹，塞数日，闻。
又方∶作泥饼，浓薄如馄饨皮，覆耳上四边，勿令泄气。当耳孔上，以草刺泥饼，穿作
一小
干，
《短剧方》治耳聋方∶
巴豆（十四枚，去心皮） 松脂（半两，炼去滓）
凡二物，合捣，取如黍米粒大，着簪头，着耳中，风聋即愈。劳聋当汗出，痒后乃愈，
数用
又方∶灸听会穴，在耳前陷中。
《范汪方》治耳聋方∶
鸡子一枚，渍苦酒七日，塞耳，当取其黄汁用注中。神良。
又方∶以淳苦酒微煎附子五六宿，削令可入耳中，裹以絮，塞耳。
《新录方》云∶治耳聋方∶雀脑绵裹如杏仁，塞耳中，日一易。
又方∶生地黄燠软，绵裹塞耳。
又方∶燠石上菖蒲，塞耳。
《录验方》云∶菖蒲散治耳聋方∶
菖蒲 附子（分等）
下筛，以酒和如枣核，绵裹，卧时塞耳，夜易之，十日愈。（今案∶《博济安众方》∶菖
蒲
《效验方》云∶杏仁丸治耳聋方∶
杏仁（十分） 桂（二分）
和丸如鼠矢，绵裹塞耳中，日三。
又云∶菖蒲丸方∶
菖蒲根（一寸） 巴豆（一枚，去心皮）
凡二物，捣合，分作七丸，绵裹如大豆，塞耳中，朝一夕一，良。
《极要方》疗三十年聋方∶
杏仁、葶苈、盐等分，以猪脂煎，绵裹塞耳，良验。
《救急单验方》疗耳聋方∶
捣鹅膏，沥耳中。数数着，瘥。
According to *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Symptoms of All Diseases): Deafness occurs because the Kidney (pronounced "shen") is the essence of the Foot-Shaoyin meridian, storing essence, and its qi connects to the ear. The ear is the gathering place of numerous meridians. If... then the ear... the Zong Mai (Master Vessel)...
According to *Yangsheng Fang* (Prescriptions for Nourishing Life): Do not block old wells or water ditches, as this causes deafness and blindness.
According to *Ge Shi Fang*: There are five types of deafness: Wind deafness presents with severe pain; Labor-induced deafness presents with yellow discharge; Dry deafness presents with cerumen (earwax) production; Deficiency deafness presents with...
Carps' brains, steamed in a bamboo tube until cooked, are poured into the ear while hot. The ear is plugged with cotton and left undisturbed for half a day before removal. Using gallbladder bile is also good; after steaming, it is inserted (wrapped well).
Another prescription: Moxibustion is applied to the center of the second transverse crease at the back of the palm. The side (left or right) depends on the affected ear, and the number of moxa cones is determined by age.
Another prescription: Blood from bats (*Vespertilionis Corium*, Fuyi) dropped into the ear is very effective; blood from the brain is especially wonderful.
Another prescription: Mouse brains wrapped in cotton and inserted into the ear are effective. (Note: *Boji Anzhong Fang* states: Take one gallbladder from a mouse killed by a cat. While lying on the side, drip the bile into the ear. One time...)
*Qianjin Fang* prescriptions for treating deafness:
Wrap snake fat in cotton and insert into the ear; this is miraculously effective.
Another prescription: Mix realgar (*Realgar*, Xionghuang) and sulfur (*Sulfur*, Liuhuang in equal parts. Wrap in cotton and insert for several days until hearing returns.
Another prescription: Make a mud cake, as thick and thin as wonton skin. Cover the area around the ear without letting air escape. On top of the ear canal, pierce the mud cake with grass to create a small hole... dry...
*Dujuan Fang* prescriptions for treating deafness:
Croton seeds (*Crotonis Fructus*, Badou) (14 pieces, remove heart and peel) Pine resin (*Pini Resina*, Songzhi) (0.5 liang, refined to remove impurities)
These two substances are pounded together. Take particles the size of millet grains, place them on the tip of a hairpin, and insert into the ear. Wind deafness will be cured. Labor-induced deafness requires sweating; it heals after itching. Use multiple times...
Another prescription: Moxibustion is applied to the Tinghui acupoint, located in the depression anterior to the ear.
*Fan Wang Fang* prescriptions for treating deafness:
One chicken egg, soaked in vinegar (*Acetum*, Kujiu) for seven days. Insert into the ear, and use the extracted yellow juice to drip into the ear. This is miraculously effective.
Another prescription: Decoct Aconite root (*Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*, Fuzi) in pure vinegar for five to six nights. Shape it so it can be inserted into the ear, wrap it in silk floss, and plug the ear.
*Xinlu Fang* states: Prescription for treating deafness: Sparrow brains wrapped in cotton to the size of an almond kernel, inserted into the ear, changed once daily.
Another prescription: Heat fresh Rehmannia root (*Rehmanniae Radix*, Shengdihuang) until soft, wrap in cotton, and insert into the ear.
Another prescription: Heat Calamus rhizome (*Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma*, Shichangpu) on a stone and insert into the ear.
*Luyan Fang* states: Changpu Powder prescription for treating deafness:
Calamus rhizome (*Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma*, Shichangpu) Aconite root (*Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*, Fuzi) (equal parts)
Sift into fine powder, mix with wine to form a pill the size of a jujube pit. Wrap in cotton, insert into the ear while sleeping, change at night, and cure within ten days. (Note: *Boji Anzhong Fang*: Calamus...)
*Xiaoyan Fang* states: Xingren Pill prescription for treating deafness:
Almond kernels (*Prunus Armeniacae Semen*, Xingren) (10 parts) Cinnamon twig (*Cinnamomi Ramulus*, Gui) (2 parts)
Mix and form pills the size of rat droppings. Wrap in cotton and insert into the ear three times daily.
Also stated: Changpu Pill prescription:
Calamus root (*Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma*, Shichangpu) (1 cun) Croton seed (*Crotonis Fructus*, Badou) (1 piece, remove heart and peel)
These two substances are pounded and mixed, divided into seven pills. Wrap in cotton to the size of a soybean, insert into the ear morning and evening once each, which is effective.
*Jiyao Fang* prescription for treating thirty-year deafness:
Almond kernels (*Prunus Armeniacae Semen*, Xingren), Lepidium seed (*Lepidii Semen*, Tinglizi), and salt in equal parts. Decoct in lard (*Sus Fat*, Zhuzhi). Wrap in cotton and insert into the ear; this is highly effective.
*Jiuji Danyan Fang* prescription for treating deafness:
Pound *Amanita muscaria* (*Amanitae Muscae*, Egao) and drip into the ear. Apply frequently until recovery.