Tinnitus
Chinese medicine has differentiated tinnitus (耳鸣 ěr míng) for two millennia along a single decisive axis: excess or deficiency. A loud, sudden, high-pitched ring that worsens with pressure on the ear suggests Liver Fire or Phlegm-Fire rising. A faint, chronic, low hum that worsens with fatigue and improves with pressure suggests Kidney Essence or Spleen Qi failing to reach the ear.
4 patterns to consider