上关、下关、四白、百会、颅息、翳风、耳门、（鸣下同。）曲池、颔厌、天窗、阳溪、
关冲
、掖门、中渚、主耳痛。少商、主耳前痛。 脉、完骨、主头风耳后痛。（见头风头痛
。）
天牖、（又主耳不聪。）四渎、主耳暴聋。（千）外关、会宗、主耳浑浑淳淳。聋无所闻
。
商阳、主耳中风聋鸣。（见耳鸣。）天牖、主耳不聪。明下云、疗暴聋。上关等、主耳鸣
声。（见耳鸣。）商阳、（见热病无汗。）阳谷、（明同。）百会、治耳鸣耳聋。（铜）束骨
、（见腰偻。）翳风、上关、后溪、颅囟、治耳聋。风池、治耳塞。肾俞、治耳聋肾虚。
（见劳瘵。）听会、治耳聋。耳中如蝉声。听宫、治耳聋如物填塞。无所闻。耳中KT KT 。
（明云 嘈嘈蝉鸣。）
外关、天窗、（明下同。）治耳鸣聋无所闻。窍阴、治卒聋。不闻人语。三阳络、液门、
治耳暴聋。（见疟。）
四渎、治暴气耳聋。中渚、治头痛耳聋。会宗、治耳聋。（见风痫。）侠溪、治颊颔肿
。耳聋。胸痛不可转。痛无常处。明下云、疗耳鸣聋。浮白、疗耳聋。（铜作鸣）
嘈嘈无所闻。
（明）玉枕、（见目痛。）疗耳聋。上关、疗耳聋。状如蝉声。下云、耳鸣声。颅息、疗
小儿耳聋。（见喘。）耳门、翳风、脑空、疗耳鸣聋。（下）外关、听会、疗耳淳淳浑浑。
聋无闻。苇筒灸耳病。见中风不语。肩贞、主耳聋。（千）耳聋刺足少阴。（见心恍惚
。）天牖、疗暴聋。（明见瘰 。）
耳聋有用气得者。气快则通。伤寒用衣被拥塞得者。病去渐愈。乡人用札耳草取汁滴。
用新罗白草煮粥食。亦验云。
上关、下关、四白、百会、颅息、翳风、耳门（耳鸣在下文中统称）、曲池、颔厌、天窗、阳溪、关冲、掖门、中渚，这些穴位主治耳痛。少商穴主治耳前疼痛。脉门穴、完骨穴，主治头风引起的耳后疼痛。（详见“头风头痛”章节）。
天牖穴（又主治听力不灵敏），四渎穴，主治突发性耳聋。（出自《千金方》）。外关穴、会宗穴，主治耳中嗡嗡作响、声音浑浊的耳聋症状，听不见任何声音。
商阳穴，主治因中风引起的突发性耳聋和耳鸣。（详见“耳鸣”章节）。天牖穴，主治听力不灵敏。明代医籍下文提到可治疗突发性耳聋。上关等穴，主治耳鸣声。（详见“耳鸣”章节）。商阳穴（详见“热病无汗”章节），阳谷穴（明代医籍观点相同），百会穴，治疗耳鸣和耳聋。（出自《铜人腧穴针灸图经》）。束骨穴（详见“腰背弯曲”章节），翳风穴、上关穴、后溪穴、颅囟穴，治疗耳聋。风池穴，治疗耳部堵塞感。肾俞穴，治疗肾虚引起的耳聋。（详见“劳瘵”章节）。听会穴，治疗耳聋，耳中像蝉鸣一样响。听宫穴，治疗耳聋感觉像有物体堵塞耳道，听不见声音，耳中有嘈杂声。（明代医籍称：嘈杂如蝉鸣）。
外关穴、天窗穴（明代医籍观点相同），治疗耳鸣、耳聋且听不见声音。窍阴穴，治疗突发性耳聋，听不见人说话。三阳络穴、液门穴，治疗突发性耳聋。（详见“疟疾”章节）。
四渎穴，治疗突发气逆性耳聋。中渚穴，治疗头痛伴耳聋。会宗穴，治疗耳聋。（详见“风痫”章节）。侠溪穴，治疗颊部和下颌肿胀，耳聋，胸痛无法转身，疼痛位置不固定。明代医籍下文提到可治疗耳鸣和耳聋。浮白穴，治疗耳聋。（《铜人腧穴针灸图经》作“鸣”），嘈杂无声可闻。
（明代医籍）玉枕穴（详见“目痛”章节），治疗耳聋。上关穴，治疗耳聋，声音像蝉鸣。下文提到耳鸣声。颅息穴，治疗小儿耳聋。（详见“喘证”章节）。耳门穴、翳风穴、脑空穴，治疗耳鸣和耳聋。（出自《下经》）。外关穴、听会穴，治疗耳中嗡嗡作响、浑浊不清的耳聋，听不见声音。用芦苇筒灸法治疗耳病，见“中风不语”章节。肩贞穴，主治耳聋。（出自《千金方》）。耳聋应针刺足少阴肾经穴位。（详见“心神恍惚”章节）。天牖穴，治疗突发性耳聋。（明代医籍见于“瘰疬”章节）。
治疗耳聋有用气机通畅方法的：气机顺畅则听觉通利。伤寒病患者用衣被包裹捂出汗而痊愈的，病去后听力逐渐恢复。乡间有人用札耳草取汁滴入耳中。或用新罗白草煮粥食用，也验证有效。
Shangguan (GB 3), Xiaguan (ST 7), Sibai (ST 2), Baihui (GV 20), Luxi (TE 19), Yifeng (TE 17), Ermen (TE 21) [Tinnitus is referred to below], Quchi (LI 11), Hanyan (GB 4), Tianchuang (SI 16), Yangxi (LI 4), Guanchong (TE 1), Yemen (extra point), Zhongzhu (TE 3) are indicated for earache. Shaoshang (LU 11) is indicated for pain in front of the ear. Mai (extra point) and Wanggu (GB 12) are indicated for postauricular pain caused by head wind (Head Wind). (See "Head Wind and Headache").
Tianyou (SI 16) [also indicated for impaired hearing], Sidu (TE 10) are indicated for sudden deafness. (From *Qianjin Fang*). Waiguan (TE 5) and Huizong (TE 7) are indicated for tinnitus with muffled, indistinct sounds and deafness where nothing can be heard.
Shangyang (LI 1) is indicated for sudden deafness and tinnitus caused by wind-stroke. (See "Tinnitus"). Tianyou (SI 16) is indicated for impaired hearing. The text from Ming dynasty sources below mentions treatment for sudden deafness. Shangguan etc. are indicated for tinnitus sounds. (See "Tinnitus"). Shangyang (LI 1) [See "Heat Disease with No Sweat"], Yanggu (SI 5) [Ming sources agree], Baihui (GV 20) treat tinnitus and deafness. (From *Tongren Shuxue Zhenjiu Tujing*). Shugu (BL 65) [See "Lumbar Flexion"], Yifeng (TE 17), Shangguan (GB 3), Houxi (SI 3), Lulin (extra point) treat deafness. Fengchi (GB 20) treats aural obstruction. Shenshu (BL 23) treats kidney deficiency-induced deafness. (See "Consumption Disease"). Tinghui (GB 2) treats deafness with tinnitus sounding like cicadas. Tinggong (SI 19) treats deafness with a sensation of blockage as if an object were filling the ear, inability to hear, and buzzing noises in the ear. (Ming sources describe it as: noisy cicada-like ringing).
Waiguan (TE 5) and Tianchuang (SI 16) [Ming sources agree] treat tinnitus and deafness with inability to hear. Qiaoyin (GB 45) treats sudden deafness with inability to hear human speech. Sanyangluo (TE 8) and Yemen (TE 2) treat sudden deafness. (See "Malaria").
Sidu (TE 10) treats sudden deafness due to qi rebellion. Zhongzhu (TE 3) treats headache accompanied by deafness. Huizong (TE 7) treats deafness. (See "Wind Epilepsy"). Xiaxi (GB 43) treats swelling of the cheek and jaw, deafness, chest pain preventing turning, and pain with no fixed location. Ming sources below mention treatment for tinnitus and deafness. Fubai (GB 14) treats deafness. (*Tongren* records it as "ringing"), noisy with no sound audible.
(Ming sources) Yuzhen (BL 59) [See "Eye Pain"] treats deafness. Shangguan (GB 3) treats deafness with sounds like cicadas. The text below mentions tinnitus sounds. Luxi (TE 19) treats pediatric deafness. (See "Asthma"). Ermen (TE 21), Yifeng (TE 17), Naokong (GB 13) treat tinnitus and deafness. (From *Xia Jing*). Waiguan (TE 5) and Tinghui (GB 2) treat muffled, indistinct tinnitus and deafness with inability to hear. Reeds tube moxibustion for ear diseases is seen in "Wind-Stroke with Inability to Speak". Jianzhen (SI 9) is indicated for deafness. (From *Qianjin Fang*). For deafness, needle the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. (See "Heart Fluctuation/Confusion"). Tianyou (SI 16) treats sudden deafness. (Ming sources see it under "Scrofula").
There are methods for treating deafness using qi regulation: when qi flows smoothly, hearing becomes clear. In cases of Cold Damage (Shanghan), patients wrapped tightly in clothes and blankets to induce sweating recover gradually as the disease subsides. Villagers use juice extracted from *Zha'ercao* dropped into the ear. Alternatively, eating porridge boiled with Xinluo Baicao has also been verified as effective.