Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Otitis Media in Children

Otitis media, especially acute suppurative otitis media, is more common in childhood. Common clinical manifestations include swelling and pain in the ear area, a feeling of stuffiness or blockage in the ear, hearing loss and tinnitus. Sometimes changes in head position can improve hearing. There is self-auditory enhancement. Children often show slow listening or poor concentration. Otitis media in children is relatively easy to treat. The editor introduces to you the method of treating otitis media in children with traditional Chinese medicine.

1. The beginning of the disease : The beginning of the disease in children is often related to the invasion of wind evil. Patients with this disease often have symptoms of lung defense such as nasal congestion, runny nose, and cough. ① Wind-cold binding the lung type: Jingfang Baidu Powder can be used with modifications: Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, Angelica dahurica, Peucedanum, Poria, Bombyx batryticatus, Ephedra, Chuanxiong, Shenqu, and Licorice. Dosage varies with age. ② Wind-heat invading the lung type: use Yinqiao Powder with modifications: honeysuckle, forsythia, platycodon, reed root, bamboo leaf, chrysanthemum, siler, peucedanum, dried earthworm, cicada shell, calamus, licorice, etc. In the early stages of non-purulent otitis media. Combined with the topical use of Dibi Ling (a traditional Chinese medicine nasal drops containing goose not eating grass and ephedrine) drops into the nose, the patient can recover within a few days.

2. The middle stage of the disease

Therefore, this stage can be divided into two types: ① Damp phlegm blocking the lungs. Qi stagnation type: Use Erchen Decoction with added ingredients: Pinellia ternata, dried tangerine peel, Poria cocos, raw coix seeds, Cyperus rotundus, Acorus calamus, magnolia flower, Alisma orientalis, Cistanche deserticola, and liquorice. ②Internal accumulation of dampness and heat. Upper disturbance of the clear orifices type: The prescription for clearing away heat, removing dampness and opening the orifices: Plantago, Morus alba bark, Lepidium chinense, Phellodendron chinense, Magnolia flower, Bupleurum, Alisma orientalis, dried earthworm, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Acorus calamus, etc.

3. Late stage of the disease

As the disease progresses to the later stage, it can be divided into two situations:

First, non-suppurative otitis media has been treated for a period of time. The condition is gradually improving. Hearing begins to recover and this period should be the recovery period. The diagnosis is: weak internal organs and malnutrition of the ears. The treatment should be to nourish the lungs, strengthen the spleen and benefit the kidneys. The proposed Yijiantong prescription: Codonopsis pilosula (or Pseudostellaria pseudoginseng), Atractylodes macrocephala, Polygonatum sibiricum, Pueraria root, Cuscuta australis, Radix Atractylodes macrocephala, Citrus reticulata, Ophiopogon japonicus, Dioscorea opposita, Cimicifuga heracleifolia, and Schisandra chinensis.

Second. If the condition persists or recurs. The evil toxins will remain in the ear orifices and block the blood vessels. Qi stagnation and blood stasis. Hearing loss is difficult to recover from. The prescription for opening and closing the orifices uses Tongqi Powder with added ingredients including Bupleurum, Chuanxiong, Cyperus rotundus, Cortex Moutan, Carthamus tinctorius, Ilex tomentosa, Semen persica, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Herba Epimedii, and Licorice. Because the child has been ill for a long time, his vital energy will be weak. Moreover, blood-activating products can easily deplete your vital energy. Therefore, it is advisable to take products that replenish qi and benefit the kidneys to prevent excessive damage.