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HEARING LOSS (BADHIRYA) AND ITS AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY

Dr. Sheweta Kotwal*, Dr. Komal Bisht and Dr. Daya Shankar Singh

Abstract

Badhirya- as word „Badha‟ means obstruction. Acharya Sushrut has mentioned 28 Karna rogas and Badhirya is one among them. This condition is mainly characterized by srotorodha due to predominance of vata or vata kapha dosha. Parallel to this Badhirya, is condition which has presentation of hearing loss. Hearing impairment is the most frequent sensory deficit in human populations, over 5% of the world‟s population – 360 million people has disabling hearing loss (328 million adults and 32 million children). Hearing impairment is one such condition that has not much treatment modality. In India itself, 63 million people (6.3%) suffer from significant hearing loss. A diagnosed case of Hearing loss with moderate SNHL (sensori-neural hearing loss) in Right ear and Moderately severe mixed hearing loss in Left ear attended the Shalakya OPD of Patanjali Ayurvedic College, Haridwar and the condition was successfully managed by adopting Ayurvedic treatment like nasya, karnpooran, matra vasti and shiropichu along with oral medicines. After 1 year of treatment, tremendous results are obtained.

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