↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Persistent ear blockage and fullness, hearing loss (especially low tones), tinnitus, retracted or dull eardrum, chronic course often following a cold.
Tongue: Dark purple body with possible stasis spots, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood, dispel stasis, unblock channels and open the ear orifice.
Note: no moxa. Matches this site's Liver-Blood stasis slide — a dark purple tongue with stasis spots is the same discoloration marker named there.
Clinical manifestations: Fatigue and lack of energy, poor appetite, abdominal bloating after meals, loose/soft stools, ear blockage worsens when tired.
Tongue: Pale, puffy body with tooth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Soft and weak, especially at right middle.
Treatment principle: Tonify Spleen Qi, lift clear Yang to the head.
Note: moxa applicable on the tonifying points. Direct match with this site's own Spleen-Qi deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Gradual, progressive ear blockage and hearing loss, high-pitched tinnitus (worse at night or when tired), night sweats, heat in palms/soles/chest, lower back/knee soreness, dry mouth and throat.
Tongue: Red, thin, and dry with little or no coating, possibly cracked. Pulse: Fine and rapid, often weak at left rear.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney Yin, calm Liver and subdue Yang.
Note: no moxa. Night sweats, five-palm heat and dry throat are the same Empty-Heat markers named on this site's Kidney-Yin/Empty-Heat slide, so it links there rather than the plain Kidney-Yin deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Acute onset (often after wind exposure), ear stuffiness or mild ear pain, runny nose or nasal congestion, aversion to wind or drafts, mild chills or low-grade fever, headache.
Tongue: Normal body with a thin white coat, tip may be slightly red. Pulse: Floating, felt clearly at the surface.
Treatment principle: Dispel Wind-Heat, clear Heat, relieve the exterior.
Note: no moxa. Matched on the exterior-invasion level to this site's Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Heat slide, the same logic used across many prior conditions.
Clinical manifestations: Chronic ear blockage worsening with cold or fatigue, low-pitched tinnitus or muffled hearing, sensation of cold, frequent urination especially at night, fatigue and low energy.
Tongue: Pale, puffy and tender body with teeth marks, wet white coating. Pulse: Deep, slow and weak, feeble at the rear.
Treatment principle: Warm and tonify Kidney Yang, supplement Mingmen fire.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct match with this site's own Kidney-Yang deficiency slide.