夫卒耳聋者。由肾气虚。为风邪所乘。搏于经脉。随其血脉上入于耳。正气与邪气相击。
故
治耳卒聋方。
细辛（一分） 蒲黄（一分） 杏仁（三分汤浸去皮尖双仁） 曲末（三分微炒）
上件药。捣罗为末。研杏仁如膏。合和。捻如枣核大。绵裹塞耳中。一日一易。以瘥为
度
又方。
龙脑（半分细研） 椒目（半两捣末） 杏仁（一分汤浸去皮尖双仁）
上件药。捣研令匀。绵裹如枣核大。塞耳中。日二易之。
又方。
龙脑（二钱） 硝石（二钱） 葱涕（少许） 葱管（二茎）
上件药。并葱涕同研。纳入葱管中。系定。勿令漏气。于饭甑上。蒸一炊后。取汁滴入
耳中
又方。
巴豆（一枚去心皮生用） 斑蝥（二枚去翅足炒黄）
上件药。同研令匀。绵裹塞耳中瘥。
又方。
磁石（一分） 菖蒲（一分） 木通（一分） 薰陆香（一分） 杏仁（一分汤浸去皮
尖双仁）
蓖
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜡和丸。如枣核大。以针通过。塞于耳中。
又方。
菖蒲（二两） 附子（一两去皮脐生用）
上件药。捣罗为末。以醋和。如枣核大。绵裹一丸塞耳中。每夜易之。十日瘥。
又方。
栝蒌根（半两） 鹄膏（半两腊月者）
上以刀子削栝蒌根。可入耳窍。于鹄膏中。煎三沸出之。塞耳中瘥。
又方。
鸡膏（一合） 磁石（半两烧令赤醋淬七遍捣末）
上以鸡膏。和捻如枣核大。绵裹塞耳中。但单用鸡膏亦佳。
又方。
鼠脑髓
上以绵裹少许。塞耳窍中。
又方。
地龙（湿者洗去泥）
上置铜器中。于饭甑中蒸。饭熟取出。以枣核大塞耳中。日二易之。
又方。
鲤鱼脑（一合）
上以竹筒子盛。饭甑中蒸之。候饭熟取出。歇热气。滴灌耳中。更以绵塞之。半日乃出。
或
又方。
上取巴豆一粒。蜡裹。以针刺通透。塞耳中瘥。
Sudden deafness is caused by deficiency of Kidney Qi, allowing Wind pathogen to invade. The pathogen clashes with the meridians and ascends into the ear along the blood vessels. When Righteous Qi (Zheng Qi) and Pathogenic Qi (Xie Qi) clash, deafness results.
Prescription for treating sudden deafness:
Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, 1 fen) Puhuang (Pollen Typhae, 1 fen) Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 3 fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, using only single-kernel seeds) Qumo (End of Saccharomyces, 3 fen, lightly stir-fried)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Grind Xingren until it forms a paste. Mix well, roll into pills the size of a jujube pit, wrap in cotton, and insert into the ear. Change once daily until cured.
Another prescription:
Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 0.5 fen, finely ground) Jiaomu (Seed of Zanthoxylum, 0.5 liang, crushed into powder) Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 1 fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, using only single-kernel seeds)
Crush and grind the above herbs uniformly. Wrap in cotton to the size of a jujube pit and insert into the ear. Change twice daily.
Another prescription:
Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 2 qian) Xiaoshi (Natrii Sulfas, 2 qian) Congti (Scallion juice, a small amount) Guanjing (Scallion stem tube, 2 stalks)
Grind the above herbs together with scallion juice. Place the mixture into the scallion stem tube, secure it tightly to prevent air leakage. Steam over a rice steamer for the time it takes to cook one meal. Take the extracted juice and drip it into the ear.
Another prescription:
Badou (Crotonis Fructus, 1 seed, heart and skin removed, used raw) Banmao (Mylabris, 2 insects, wings and feet removed, stir-fried until yellow)
Grind the above herbs uniformly. Wrap in cotton and insert into the ear until cured.
Another prescription:
Cishi (Magnetitum, 1 fen) Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, 1 fen) Mutong (Akebiae Caulis, 1 fen) Xunluxiang (Olibanum, 1 fen) Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 1 fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, using only single-kernel seeds)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Mix with refined beeswax to form pills the size of a jujube pit. Pierce through with a needle and insert into the ear.
Another prescription:
Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, 2 liang) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 1 liang, skin and umbilicus removed, used raw)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Mix with vinegar to form pills the size of a jujube pit. Wrap one pill in cotton and insert into the ear. Change every night; cure within ten days.
Another prescription:
Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix, 0.5 liang) Hugao (Goose fat, 0.5 liang, prepared in the twelfth lunar month)
Use a knife to shave Gualougen so that it can fit into the ear canal. Boil it in Hugao for three boils, then remove it and insert into the ear until cured.
Another prescription:
Jigao (Chicken fat, 1 he) Cishi (Magnetitum, 0.5 liang, calcined until red, quenched in vinegar seven times, then crushed into powder)
Mix with Jigao, roll into a pill the size of a jujube pit, wrap in cotton, and insert into the ear. Using Jigao alone is also effective.
Another prescription:
Shunaosui (Brain marrow of rat)
Wrap a small amount in cotton and insert into the ear canal.
Another prescription:
Dilong (Pheretima, fresh/wet ones, washed to remove mud)
Place in a copper vessel and steam in a rice steamer until cooked. Remove, take an amount the size of a jujube pit, and insert into the ear. Change twice daily.
Another prescription:
Liyinao (Brain marrow of carp, 1 he)
Store in a bamboo tube and steam in a rice steamer. Once cooked, remove and let cool. Drip into the ear, then plug with cotton. Leave for half a day before removing.
Or
Another prescription:
Take one seed of Badou, wrap in wax, pierce thoroughly with a needle, and insert into the ear until cured.