Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF BADHIRYA- SENSORY NEURAL HEARING LOSS WITH AYURVEDA: A CASE STUDY

Dr. Nidhi* and Dr. Daya Shankar Singh

Abstract

Sensory neural hearing loss occurs when there is damage to tiny hair cells in the cochlear or the Auditory nerve. It is characterized by sudden or steady loss of hearing, Muffled hearing, Difficulty for understanding speech, Ear fullness, Tinnitus and dizziness. It can be congenital or acquired. Congenital: present at birth, due to anomalies of inner ear or due to pre or perinatal factors. In Ayurveda it can be correlated with Badhirya. Acharya Sushruta has mentioned 28 Karnagata rogas and Badhirya is one among them. In present study we have discussed a case of a 7 years- old male child who came to OPD of Patanjali Ayurved Hospital with complaints of Bilateral Sensory Neural Hearing Loss since 2 years. Audiometry report showed that Right- Moderately Severe to profound and Left- Moderate to Profound hearing loss. And this condition was successfully managed by Adoping Ayurvedic treatment like Nasya, Karanpuran, Matravasti and Siropichu along with oral medicine.

Keywords: Badhirya, Hearing Impairment, Sensory neural hearing loss, Karnapurana, Nasya, Shiropichu, Matravasti, Rasayana.