夫肾为足少阴之经。而藏精而气通于耳。耳宗脉之所聚也。若精调和。则肾脏强盛。耳
闻五
脉。
令聋
也。手太阳厥而聋者。其候聋而耳内气满也。
治耳聋烧肾散方。
磁石（一两烧醋淬七遍细研水飞过） 附子（一两炮裂去皮脐） 巴戟（一两） 川椒
（一两
去目
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服用猪肾一只。去筋膜。细切。葱白薤白各一分。细切。入散
药一
十
治耳聋疼痛。宜服此方。
干百合（二合）
上捣细罗为散。每于食后。以温水调下一钱。
又方。
鸡屎白（二合净择熬令黄色） 黑豆（半升炒令黄熟）
上件药。以无灰酒三大盏。投于药中。良久。滤去滓。分温三服。如人行三二里。一服
尽。
治耳聋灌耳方。
鹅毛翎根筒（七茎） 灯心（七茎） 木通（一两） 地龙〔二（三）条〕
上件药相和。烧为灰。细研。每用半钱。以生油调。倾入耳中。便用绵子塞耳。且侧头
卧。
治耳聋立效。塞耳丸方。
松脂（半两） 杏仁（一分去皮尖） 巴豆（半分去皮膜） 椒目末（半两） 葱汁（半
合）
上件药。都烂捣如膏。捻如枣核大。绵裹塞耳中。
又方。
桃仁（一分汤浸去皮） 松脂（一分） 椒目末（半分） 巴豆（七枚去皮心）
上件药。捣烂如膏。捻为枣核大。绵裹一丸塞耳中。三日一易之。
又方。
松脂（三分） 巴豆（一分去皮心） 大麻子仁（三分） 薰陆香（三分） 食盐（三
分）
上件药。和捣如膏。丸如枣核大。纳于耳中。日一度换之。
又方。
杏仁（一分汤浸去皮尖双仁炒熟） 甜葶苈（一分隔纸炒令紫色） 盐末（一分）
上件药。捣研令细。以少许猪脂合煎。丸如枣核大。以绵裹塞耳中。
又方。
鲤鱼脑（四两） 防风（一分去芦头） 菖蒲（一分） 细辛（一分） 附子（一分去
皮脐生用）
芎
上件药。捣细罗为散。以鱼脑煎成膏。丸如枣核大。绵裹纳耳中。日一易之。
又方。
附子（一分炮裂去皮脐） 甜瓜子（一分） 杏仁（一分汤浸去皮尖双仁）
上件药。和捣令熟。绵裹如枣核大。塞耳中。日一换之。
又方。
生地黄（一两半） 杏仁（七枚汤浸去皮尖令黑） 巴豆（二枚去皮心炒令紫色） 印
成盐
（一两
上件药。熟捣。炼蜡和丸。如枣核大。针穿透。纳耳中。日二三度换之。
又方。
雄黄（一分） 硫黄（一分）
上件药。都研。以绵裹纳耳中。以瘥为度。
又方。
蜗牛子（一分） 石胆（一分） 钟乳（一分）
上件药。同细研。用一瓷瓶盛之。以炭火烧令通赤。候冷取出。研入龙脑少许。每用油
引药
又方。
乌驴乳（一合） 皂荚（半挺为末） 蜡（一两）
上件药。相和。于铫子内熔成膏。堪丸即丸。如枣核大。用针穿透。安耳中一宿。至来
日看
又方。
巴豆（五枚去皮） 蜡（少许）
上件药。用蜡裹巴豆。穿透两头。安耳中。一日一易瘥。
治耳聋及通耳。宜用此方。
人中白（一分） 地龙（一条干者）
上件药。捣罗为末。取小驴儿尿一合。和调。以瓷盒盛之。滴少许在耳中。立瘥。
治耳聋无不效方。
地龙（三条） 盐（少许）
上二味。贮在葱叶中。自化为水。用点耳中。三五日即瘥。
又方。
韭子（一分微炒） 头发（一分烧灰） 巴豆（半分去心皮）
上件药。同研令细。绵裹塞耳中。三日一换。
又方。
蓖麻子（五十枚去皮） 大枣（五枚去皮核）
上件药。捣熟以人乳和丸。如枣核大。绵裹纳耳中。每日一易。以瘥为度。
又方。
菖蒲（一寸） 巴豆（一枚去皮心）
上件药。和捣。分作七丸。绵裹塞耳中。日换一丸。
又方。
生螃蟹（一枚）
上捣碎绞取汁。点耳中瘥。
又方。
龟（一枚净洗）
上用漆盘中养之。合却经宿。候有尿。即取滴入耳中。瘥。
又方。
鲫鱼胆（一枚） 乌点脂（一分） 生油（半两）
上件药。相和令匀。纳蒌葱管中。一七日后倾出。每用少许。滴于耳中瘥。
又方。
上以鹅膏一合。旋用少许滴耳中瘥。
又方。
牡荆子（一升捣碎）
上件药。以酒五升。浸七日。去滓。任性服尽。三十年聋者皆瘥。
又方。
上以竹筒盛鲤鱼脑。蒸之令烊。冷即用滴耳中。
The Kidney is the meridian of Foot-Shaoyin. It stores essence, and its qi connects to the ear. The ear is the gathering place of the Zong Mai (major meridians). If essence is harmonious, the Kidney becomes strong, and the ear can hear the five tones. [If essence is depleted or disharmonious], it leads to deafness. Deafness caused by the reversal of Hand-Taiyang Qi presents with symptoms of deafness and a sensation of fullness in the ear.
Formula for Burning Kidney Powder to Treat Deafness:
Cis Chrysolithum (Magnetic Ore, 1 liang, quenched in vinegar seven times, finely ground, water-flowered), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root, 1 liang, processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Morinda Officinalis Root (Bajitian, 1 liang), Sichuan Pepper (Chuanjiao, 1 liang, remove pits and closed ones).
Crush the above herbs and sieve them into a powder. For each dose, take one pig kidney, remove the fascia, cut into fine shreds; add Scallion White (Congbai) and Allium Macrostemon Bulb (Xiebai), each 1 fen, cut into fine shreds; add 1 qianbi of the powder, and cook together with the pig kidney for consumption.
For treating deafness accompanied by pain, this formula is suitable:
Dried Lily Bulb (Gan Baihe, 2 he).
Crush and sieve the above herb into a powder. After meals, mix 1 qianbi with warm water and take orally.
Another prescription:
White of Chicken Droppings (Jishibai, 2 he, cleaned and fried until yellow), Black Soybean (Heidou, 0.5 sheng, fried until yellow and cooked).
Soak the above herbs in three large cups of unadulterated wine. Let stand for a while, filter out the dregs, and divide into three warm doses. Take one dose within the time it takes to walk two or three li.
Ear Irrigation Formula for Treating Deafness:
Quill Base of Goose Feather (Emao Linggentong, 7 stems), Juncus Effusus Stem (Dengxin, 7 stems), Akebia Caulis (Mutong, 1 liang), Earthworm (Dilong, 2-3 strips).
Mix the above herbs and burn to ash, then grind finely. Use half a qian each time, mix with raw sesame oil, drip into the ear, immediately plug with cotton, and lie on your side.
Ear Plug Pill for Immediate Effect in Treating Deafness:
Pine Resin (Songzhi, 0.5 liang), Apricot Seed (Xingren, 1 fen, skin and tip removed), Croton Seed (Badou, 0.5 fen, skin and membrane removed), Powdered Pepper Eye (Jiaomu Mo, 0.5 liang), Scallion Juice (Congzhi, 0.5 he).
Grind all ingredients thoroughly into a paste, shape into pills the size of a jujube pit, wrap in cotton, and insert into the ear.
Another prescription:
Peach Kernel (Taoren, 1 fen, soaked in hot water, skin removed), Pine Resin (Songzhi, 1 fen), Powdered Pepper Eye (Jiaomu Mo, 0.5 fen), Croton Seed (Badou, 7 seeds, skin and heart removed).
Grind into a paste, shape into pills the size of a jujube pit, wrap in cotton, insert one pill into the ear, change every three days.
Another prescription:
Pine Resin (Songzhi, 3 fen), Croton Seed (Badou, 1 fen, skin and heart removed), Hemp Seed (Dama Ziren, 3 fen), Olibanum (Frankincense, Xunluxiang, 3 fen), Salt (Yanshi, 3 fen).
Mix and grind into a paste, form into pills the size of a jujube pit, insert into the ear, change once daily.
Another prescription:
Apricot Seed (Xingren, 1 fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, double-kernel, roasted), Sweet Descurainia Seed (Tiantingli, 1 fen, stir-fried over paper until purple), Salt Powder (Yanmo, 1 fen).
Grind finely, decoct with a small amount of lard, form into pills the size of a jujube pit, wrap in cotton, and insert into the ear.
Another prescription:
Carps Brain (Liyu Nao, 4 liang), Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng, 1 fen, radix removed), Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome (Changpu, 1 fen), Asarum Root (Xixin, 1 fen), Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, 1 fen, skin and umbilicus removed, used raw), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong, 1 fen).
Grind into a fine powder, decoct carp brain into a paste, form into pills the size of a jujube pit, wrap in cotton, insert into the ear, change once daily.
Another prescription:
Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, 1 fen, processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Sweet Melon Seed (Tian Guazi, 1 fen), Apricot Seed (Xingren, 1 fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, double-kernel).
Mix and pound until cooked, wrap in cotton like a jujube pit, insert into the ear, change once daily.
Another prescription:
Rehmannia Root (Sheng Dihuang, 1.5 liang), Apricot Seed (Xingren, 7 seeds, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed until black), Croton Seed (Badou, 2 seeds, skin and heart removed, fried until purple), Indian Rock Salt (Yincheng Yan, 1 liang).
Pound thoroughly, mix with refined beeswax, form into pills the size of a jujube pit, pierce with a needle, insert into the ear, change two to three times daily.
Another prescription:
Realgar (Xionghuang, 1 fen), Sulfur (Liuhuang, 1 fen).
Grind together, wrap in cotton, insert into the ear, continue until cured.
Another prescription:
Snail Shell/Body (Woniuzi, 1 fen), Chalcanthite (Shidan, 1 fen), Stalactite (Zhongru, 1 fen).
Grind finely together, store in a porcelain bottle, heat over charcoal until red-hot, cool and remove, add a little borneol (Longnao). Use oil as a guide to apply the medicine.
Another prescription:
Donkey Milk (Wulv Ru, 1 he), Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit (Zaojia, half a stick, powdered), Beeswax (La, 1 liang).
Mix, melt in a pot into a paste, form into pills when possible, size of a jujube pit, pierce with a needle, place in the ear overnight, check the next day.
Another prescription:
Croton Seed (Badou, 5 seeds, skin removed), Beeswax (La, a little).
Wrap croton seed in wax, pierce both ends, place in the ear, change once daily until cured.
Formula for Treating Deafness and Unblocking the Ear Orifice:
Human Urine Deposit (Renzhongbai, 1 fen), Earthworm (Dilong, 1 strip, dried).
Grind into powder, mix with one he of young donkey urine, store in a porcelain box, drip a few drops into the ear, immediate cure.
Universal Efficacy Formula for Treating Deafness:
Earthworm (Dilong, 3 strips), Salt (Yan, a little).
Store these two ingredients in scallion leaves until they naturally liquefy, use to drop into the ear, cured in three to five days.
Another prescription:
Allium Chinese Onion Seed (Jiu Zi, 1 fen, lightly stir-fried), Human Hair (Toufa, 1 fen, burned to ash), Croton Seed (Badou, 0.5 fen, heart and skin removed).
Grind finely together, wrap in cotton, insert into the ear, change every three days.
Another prescription:
Castor Bean (Bimazi, 50 seeds, skin removed), Jujube (Dazao, 5 fruits, skin and pit removed).
Pound until soft, mix with human milk, form into pills the size of a jujube pit, wrap in cotton, insert into the ear, change once daily until cured.
Another prescription:
Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome (Changpu, 1 cun), Croton Seed (Badou, 1 seed, skin and heart removed).
Mix and pound, divide into seven pills, wrap in cotton, insert into the ear, change one pill daily.
Another prescription:
Raw Crab (Sheng Pangxie, 1 piece).
Pound and crush to extract juice, drop into the ear, cured.
Another prescription:
Turtle (Gui, 1 piece, clean washed).
Raise the turtle in a lacquer tray, cover and leave overnight. Collect the urine that appears, drop into the ear, cured.
Another prescription:
Crucian Carp Gallbladder (Jiyu Dan, 1 piece), Lipid from Black-spotted Fish (Wudian Zhi, 1 fen), Raw Sesame Oil (Shengyou, 0.5 liang).
Mix evenly, place in a scallion tube, after seven days pour out. Use a small amount, drop into the ear, cured.
Another prescription:
Amanita Mushroom (Egao, 1 he).
Use freshly taken, drop a little into the ear, cured.
Another prescription:
Vitex Negundo Fruit (Mojing Zi, 1 sheng, crushed).
Soak in five sheng of wine for seven days, filter dregs, drink freely until finished. Even thirty-year deafness will be cured.
Another prescription:
Place carp brain in a bamboo tube, steam until melted. Cool and drop into the ear.