肘后疗蜈蚣入耳方。
以木叶裹盐，炙令热，以掩耳上，即出，冷复易之验。
又方
闭气满即吐之，复闭准前，以出为度，或死耳中，徐徐以钩针出之。若积久不出者，取
新豚肉炙，向耳中拓之，以出为度。
千金疗蜈蚣入耳方。
炙猪肉掩耳，即出。（集验短剧同出六卷中）
肘后疗蚰蜒入耳方。
熬胡麻捣，以葛囊盛枕之，虫闻香则自出。
又方
以水银大豆许泻耳中，歆卧空耳，向下击铜器，叩齿十下，即出蚰蜒，呼为土蛄，似蜈
蚣黄色细长是也。
备急疗蚰蜒入耳神效方。
以牛酪满耳灌之，即出，当半消，若入腹，空腹食好酪一二升，即化为黄水，不尽更服
，神效。（肘后同）
肘后疗飞蛾入耳方。
先大吸气，仍闭口掩鼻呼气，其虫随气一口出。
又方
闭气，以笔管极吹之，即出。
肘后疗蚁入耳方。
烧陵鲤甲末，以水和灌之，即出。
备急疗蚁入耳方。
炙猪脂安耳孔上，即出，或两边。
广济疗耳鸣或聋，渍酒方。
菖蒲（一斤） 通草（一斤） 磁石（一升碎绵裹）
上三物切，以绢袋盛，清酒二斗浸之，春夏三日，秋冬五日，温服三合，渐加之至五合
以下，丸药亦甚良。
又疗两耳肿，脓水出，不闻人语声方。
黄 升麻 犀角（屑） 栀子（各六分） 玄参（八分） 干蓝 芍药 人参（各四
分） 大
黄（八分） 青木香 黄芩 芒硝（各六分）
上十二味捣筛，蜜和丸，食后少时以枸杞根汤下二十丸，渐增之。忌如常。
又疗两耳肿方。
青木香 防己 芍药 玄参 白蔹 大黄 芒硝 黄芩（各八分） 赤小豆（十分） 紫
葛
（八分）
上十味捣散，以榆木白皮捣汁和之，涂布帛上，贴肿取消。
千金疗卒聋方。
细辛（一分） 菖蒲（一分） 杏仁（三分） 曲末（三分）
上四味捣筛，研杏仁合之如脂，枣核大以绵裹塞耳中，日一易，小瘥，二日一易，夜去
之，旦即着。
又底耳方。
烧黄矾捣末，绵裹塞耳中，二三日即瘥。
又疗耳干耵聍不可出方。
烂捣自死蚯蚓，取汁灌耳，不过数灌，即挑出之。（并出第六卷中）
千金翼赤膏，主耳聋齿痛方。
丹参（五两） 蜀椒（一升） 大黄 白术 细辛 芎 （各一两） 大附子（十枚） 干
姜（
二两） 巴豆（十枚去心） 桂心（四寸）
上十味锉，以苦酒渍一宿，以猪膏三斤煎，三上三下，药成去滓，可服可摩，耳聋者，
绵裹
核大
崔氏疗风气及腰脚，并耳聋方。
磁石（十二两碎） 石菖蒲（四两） 通草（三两） 瞿麦（二两） 山茱萸（三两） 白
术（三
两） 独活（四两） 芎
心（三两）
生姜（五两） 杏仁（
一升）
竹叶（一握） 石膏（
上二十味切，以水一斗四升，煮取二升半，去滓分三服，宜向暮服之，令尽。慎如常法
，五日禁食羊肉。
The *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* (Emergency Prescriptions Kept in the Sleeve) treats centipedes entering the ear.
Wrap salt in a wooden leaf, heat it, and cover the ear with it; the centipede will exit. Replace with a hot one when it cools down. This is verified effective.
Another prescription:
Hold your breath until full, then exhale forcefully (similar to vomiting or hiccuping), repeat until the centipede exits. If the centipede dies inside the ear, slowly remove it with a hooked needle. If it remains for a long time, take fresh pork, roast it until hot, and apply it to the ear cavity until the centipede exits.
The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) treats centipedes entering the ear.
Roast pork and cover the ear; the centipede will exit. (The *Jiyan Fang* and *Duanju Fang* also record this prescription, found in Volume 6).
The *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* treats scutigera (house centipede) entering the ear.
Stir-fry sesame seeds until cooked, crush them, place them in a kudzu cloth pouch, and use as a pillow near the ear. The insect will crawl out upon smelling the fragrance.
Another prescription:
Place a amount of mercury equivalent to a soybean into the ear. Lie on the side with the affected ear facing down. Strike a copper vessel while clenching teeth ten times; the scutigera will exit. The scutigera is commonly called "tu gu," resembling a centipede but yellow and slender.
The *Beiji Qianjin Yaofang* (Emergency Prescriptions Essential for Emergencies from the Golden Cabinet) treats scutigera entering the ear with divine efficacy.
Fill the ear with cow milk; the scutigera will exit and be partially digested. If it enters the stomach, consume one to two sheng of good cheese on an empty stomach; it will transform into yellow water and discharge. If not fully discharged, take again. This is divinely effective. (Same as *Zhouhou Fang*).
The *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* treats moths entering the ear.
First, take a deep breath, then close the mouth and pinch the nose to exhale; the moth will be expelled in one breath along with the air current.
Another prescription:
Hold your breath and blow extremely hard into the ear using a pen tube; the moth will exit.
The *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* treats ants entering the ear.
Burn dried carapaces of *Lingli* turtles to powder, mix with water, and instill into the ear; the ants will exit.
The *Beiji Qianjin Yaofang* treats ants entering the ear.
Apply roasted lard to the ear canal; the ants will exit. Apply to both sides if necessary.
The *Guangji Fang* treats tinnitus or deafness via wine infusion.
Shichangpu (Calamus Rhizome) (1 jin), Tongcao (Tetrapanax Pith) (1 jin), Cishi (Magnetite) (1 sheng, crushed and wrapped in silk).
Cut the above three herbs, place in a silk bag, and soak in 2 dou of clear wine. Infuse for three days in spring/summer, five days in autumn/winter. Take 3 he of warm liquid, gradually increasing to up to 5 he below. Taking pills is also very good.
Another prescription for swelling of both ears, pus discharge, and inability to hear speech:
Huangqi (Astragalus Root), Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome), Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn, now substituted with Buffalo Horn in modern practice) (crushed), Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit) (each 6 fen), Xuanshen (Scrophularia Root) (8 fen), Ganlan (Isatis Leaf/Stem), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Renshen (Ginseng Root) (each 4 fen), Dahuang (Rhubarb Root), Qingmuxiang (Illicium Anisatum/Aucklandia Root - note: historical ambiguity, often refers to Illicium or Aucklandia), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Mangxiao (Mirabilite) (each 6 fen).
Crush and sieve the above twelve herbs, mix with honey to form pills. Take twenty pills with Goji root decoction shortly after meals, gradually increasing the dose. Observe usual dietary restrictions.
Another prescription for swelling of both ears:
Qingmuxiang, Fangji (Stephania Root), Shaoyao, Xuanshen, Bailian (Ampelopsis Radix), Dahuang, Mangxiao, Huangqin (each 8 fen), Chixiaodou (Adzuki Bean) (10 fen), Zige (Purple Kudzu Root) (8 fen).
Crush the above ten herbs into powder, mix with juice extracted from the inner bark of Elm tree, apply to a cloth, and paste over the swollen area to reduce swelling.
The *Qianjin Fang* treats sudden deafness:
Xixin (Asarum Root), Shichangpu (Calamus Rhizome) (each 1 fen), Xingren (Apricot Seed) (3 fen), Qu mo (Yeast Powder) (3 fen).
Crush and sieve the above four herbs, grind apricot seeds together until they form a paste-like consistency. Form a ball the size of a jujube pit, wrap in silk, and insert into the ear. Change once daily. When symptoms improve slightly, change every two days. Remove at night, insert in the morning.
Another prescription for deep ear conditions:
Burn Huangfan (Yellow Alum) to powder, wrap in silk, and insert into the ear. Cure within two to three days.
Another prescription for dry ears and impacted cerumen (earwax) that cannot be removed:
Thoroughly crush naturally dead earthworms, extract the juice, and instill into the ear. After a few instillations, the cerumen can be picked out. (All from Volume 6).
The *Qianjin Yifang* (Supplement to the Golden Cabinet) Red Ointment treats deafness and toothache:
Danshen (Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root) (5 liang), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper) (1 sheng), Dahuang, Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Xixin, Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) (each 1 liang), Dafuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateral Root) (10 pieces), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) (2 liang), Badou (Croton Seed) (10 pieces, heart removed), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart) (4 cun).
Chop the above ten herbs, soak in vinegar overnight. Decoct with 3 jin of pig fat using the "three ascents and three descents" method (repeated heating and cooling). Strain the residue when ready. It can be taken orally or applied topically. For deafness, wrap a piece the size of a nut in silk and insert into the ear.
Dr. Cui's prescription treats wind-pathogen affecting waist and legs, and also deafness:
Cishi (Magnetite) (12 liang, crushed), Shichangpu (Calamus Rhizome) (4 liang), Tongcao (Tetrapanax Pith) (3 liang), Qumai (Dianthus Herb) (2 liang), Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit) (3 liang), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) (3 liang), Duohuo (Angelica Pubescens Root) (4 liang), Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) (3 liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (5 liang), Xingren (Apricot Seed) (1 sheng), Zhuye (Bamboo Leaf) (one handful), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (amount unspecified in text, implied present).
Chop the above twenty herbs, boil in 14 sheng of water until reduced to 2.5 sheng. Strain and divide into three doses. Best taken in the evening, ensuring complete consumption. Observe usual taboos; avoid mutton for five days.