治耳聋 用鼠胆汁滴入耳中。
又方 用楼子葱尖插耳中。
又方 用九节菖蒲末蓖麻子为膏，绵裹塞耳中。
又方 用蚯蚓三条，盐少许，贮在葱叶中，自化为水，滴入耳中，三五日即瘥。
又方 用蓖麻子五十个去皮，与熟枣一枚同捣，更入乳汁，丸如枣核大。每用一丸，绵裹纳于聋耳内，觉热为度，
一日一换，如药难丸，日中晒少时。
又方 口噙甘草一枚，耳中塞二块，立效。
治耳痛 用鳝鱼血数点入耳内，便愈。
又方 用白盐炒热，重绵包熨。
又方 用杏仁炒焦研细，以绵裹塞耳。
治底耳 以枯白矾为末，填耳中，立效。
治停耳脓血不止 用白矾烧灰，吹入耳。或以蚯蚓干为末吹入耳。
又方 用青橘皮烧灰研细为末，用绵裹塞耳，日换三四次。
治耳疮肿痛 用五倍子为末，水调涂。如有水，干糁之。
治百虫入耳 用两刀于耳边相磨，戛作声，即出。
又方 用瓮器于耳边敲作声，即出。
又方 用麻油灌之，即出。
又方 用桃叶 细塞耳自出。或以蓝青研汁，滴耳中。
又方 用葱涕灌耳中，虫即出。亦治耳聋。
治蜒蝣入耳 用猫尿灌耳立出。取猫尿，用盆盛猫，以生姜擦牙。
治苍蝇入耳 用皂角子研烂，用生鳝鱼血，灌耳中。
治蚁子入耳 用猪精肉一指，火炙令香，置耳孔边即出。
治蜈蚣入耳 用生姜汁或韭汁灌耳自出。或以熟鸡肉一块，置耳孔边自出。
治物入耳中不可出 以麻绳剪一头，散溶牛胶在上，探入耳中，使其物粘之，徐徐引出，效。
水入耳中 薄荷汁点之，效。
治黄豆入耳中 用鹅翎管截长一二寸许，去其中膜，留少许于一头，以有膜之头入耳中，口气吸，即出。
To treat deafness, apply bile from a rat into the ear.
Another prescription: insert the tip of the scallion from *Allium chinense* (Louzi Cong) into the ear.
Yet another prescription: make a paste from powdered *Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma* (Jiu Jie Chang Pu, 九节菖蒲) and *Ricini Semen* (Bimazi, 蓖麻子), wrap it in cotton, and pack it into the ear.
Yet another prescription: take three earthworms, add a small amount of salt, place them in scallion leaves until they naturally liquefy, then drip the liquid into the ear; recovery occurs within three to five days.
Yet another prescription: peel fifty *Ricini Semen* (Bimazi, 蓖麻子) seeds, pound them together with one cooked date, add milk, and form pills the size of a date pit. Use one pill each time, wrap it in cotton, and insert it into the deaf ear until a sensation of heat is felt. Replace once daily. If the pills are difficult to form, expose them to the sun at noon for a short time.
Yet another prescription: hold one piece of *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* (Gancao, 甘草) in the mouth, and pack two pieces into the ear; immediate effect.
To treat earache, drip a few drops of eel blood into the ear; it heals immediately.
Another prescription: stir-fry *Halitum* (Ba Yan, 白盐) until hot, wrap it in thick cotton, and apply as a warm compress.
Yet another prescription: stir-fry *Semen Armeniacae Amarum* (Xingren, 杏仁) until charred, grind it finely, wrap it in cotton, and pack it into the ear.
To treat "Di Er" (a condition referring to deep-seated or chronic suppurative ear disease), fill the ear with powdered *Alumen* (Ku Bai Fan, 枯白矾); immediate effect.
To treat persistent otorrhea with pus and blood ("Ting Er"), burn *Alumen* (Bai Fan, 白矾) to ash and insufflate it into the ear. Alternatively, insufflate powdered dried earthworms into the ear.
Yet another prescription: burn green tangerine peel (*Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium*, Qing Ju Pi, 青橘皮) to ash, grind it finely, wrap it in cotton, and pack it into the ear; change three to four times daily.
To treat otitis externa with swelling and pain, grind *Felim Galla* (Wu Bei Zi, 五倍子) into powder, mix with water, and apply topically. If there is exudate, sprinkle the dry powder instead.
To treat insects entering the ear, rub two knives together near the ear to create noise; the insect will exit.
Yet another prescription: strike a clay pot near the ear to create noise; the insect will exit.
Yet another prescription: pour sesame oil (*Sesami Oleum*, Mayou, 麻油) into the ear; the insect will exit.
Yet another prescription: finely pack peach leaves (*Persicae Folium*, Tao Ye, 桃叶) into the ear; the insect will exit on its own. Alternatively, crush indigo (*Indigo Naturalis*, Lan Qing, 蓝青) to extract juice and drip it into the ear.
Yet another prescription: pour onion mucus into the ear; the insect will exit. This method also treats deafness.
To treat caterpillars/insects entering the ear, pour cat urine into the ear; the insect exits immediately. To collect cat urine: cover a cat with a basin and rub its teeth with ginger root (*Zingiberis Rhizoma*, Sheng Jiang, 生姜).
To treat flies entering the ear, grind *Sophorae Tonkinensis Fructus* (Zao Jiao Zi, 皂角子) into a paste, mix with fresh eel blood, and pour into the ear.
To treat ants entering the ear, take a finger-length piece of lean pork, roast it over fire until fragrant, and place it beside the ear canal; the ants will exit.
To treat centipedes entering the ear, pour ginger juice (*Zingiberis Recens Juice*) or leek juice (*Allii Tuberosi Juice*) into the ear; the centipede will exit on its own. Alternatively, place a piece of cooked chicken meat beside the ear canal; the centipede will exit on its own.
To remove foreign bodies stuck in the ear that cannot be extracted: cut one end of a hemp rope, dissolve beef glue (*Colla Corii Asini*, Niu Jiao, 牛胶) onto it, probe it into the ear to adhere to the object, and slowly pull it out; effective.
For water entering the ear, apply mint juice (*Menthae Haplocalycis Herba*, Bohe, 薄荷); effective.
To treat soybeans stuck in the ear: cut a goose feather quill to about one or two cun in length, remove the inner membrane except for a small portion at one end. Insert the end with the remaining membrane into the ear, and use suction by mouth to extract the bean.