Key points for diagnosis
(1) The hypoacusis mostly occurs on one side and the severity becomes fixed in a certain degree after the onset. It worsens progressively in one or two days or shows undulatory changes after its state is stable.

(2) The disease manifests as high-tone tinnitus in most cases, and largely coexists with deafness. Tinnitus is intractable, which sometimes even becomes the patient's main symptom.

(3) About half of the patients have the simultaneous existence of hypoacusis and light-headedness, with a duration of five to six days, even longer period.

(4) Audiometry indicates manifestations of severe sound-perceiving deafness and more obvious high frequency hypoacusis. Loudness recruitment test shows positive at the primary stage and it will change into negative later on.

In TCM, a disease or a symptom might be caused by one pathogenic factor, even two or three pathogenic factors. When diagnosing a disease or a symptom, TCM doctors must follow the principle of "Syndrome Dfferentiation", and then "Suit the Remedy to the Case". In order to gain a more definite and valuable diagnosis, it's important and necessary for the doctor to learn the detailed health information of the patient, including his/her disease duration, age, sex, height, weight, family history, urine, stool, diet, sleep, sweat, energy, mood (emotion), as well as the tongue conditions and the palm conditions, etc. If you would want our expert to create a TCM diagnosis, you're welcome to contact us.