Chinese Herbal and Acupuncture Treatment Protocols for Meniere's Disease - Formulas, Protocols, TCM Diagnoses

Meniere's Disease - Basics

Meniere's Disease is a disorder that causes a shift in the volume of fluid in the inner ear. Meniere's Disease typically affects only one ear and can cause tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, sensation of fullness in the ear, pain and hearing loss. Characterized by episodic attacks, individuals with Meniere's Disease experience symptoms that range in severity and last several hours.
Below you will find alternative and natural treatment options including those from a Chinese Medicine perspective for Meniere's Disease.

Meniere's Disease - Diagnostic Patterns

The Chinese Medicine treatment of meniere's disease generally involves arriving at the appropriate TCM diagnosis or pattern. This pattern within the individual is what treatment is based on not the general condition (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following patterns may represent the underlying contributing factors for the development of meniere's disease:

• Liver Qi Stagnation
• Liver Yang Rising
• Liver Wind
• Spleen Qi Deficiency

Meniere's Disease - Acupuncture Protocols

The treatment of conditions with acupuncture can be a complicated endeavor that should only be undertaken by individuals with a deep understanding of the underlying Chinese Medicine theory (and/or whatever system being used for treatment). There are many approaches, but generally speaking few viable approaches are involved on a point to condition basis. Rather using proper diagnostic procedures the patients diagnostic pattern is ascertained and that is what is treated. The protocols listed here exemplify some of these clinical approaches.

The following Acupuncture Treatment Protocols May Be Used With Meniere's Disease

• Acupuncture for Meniere's Disease

Meniere's Disease - Questions

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