Meniere's disease

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I have a 44 year old male patient diagnosed with Meniere's disease.

His major problem is loss of hearing, neither tinnitus nor

dizziness/vertigo are long-lasting or serious problems. He describes

his hearing loss as sounds being muffled mostly in the right ear. I

have been seeing this patient over the course of 8 months, and during

that time it has become apparent his hearing loss is not permanent,

he does have periods of much better hearing. It seems very clearly to

be a case of congested fluids/phlegm in the inner ear, ie GB/SJ

channnels. Pulse is generally slippery, occasionally slippery/wiry

when he is stressed out. Tongue is somewhat enlarged, usually a thin

greasy white (or sometimes yellow) coat. I have been using variations

of Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma San, containing fairly high amounts of

Ting Li Zi, Dan Nan Xing, Shi Chang Pu and Ban Xia lately in order to

resolve the phlegm. His condition is stable right now, but I have

been unable to open the ears and improve his hearing.

 

Have any of you treated this condition with success and do you have

any advice? I have considered using Western herbs, but not without

some guidance as my training has been strictly in Chinese herbs.

 

Thanks,

 

Scott Blunk, Acupuncturist and Herbalist