Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF PEDIATRIC ACQUIRED SNHL THROUGH AYURVEDA: A CASE STUDY

Jaya Singh Kharson*, Dayashankar Singh and Sheweta Kotwal

ABSTRACT

Hearing loss is an alarming deficit in human population with over 5% of worldwide or 466 million people having disabling hearing loss which is estimated to increase over 900 million by 2050 which can be calculated as 1 in every 10 people. Among different types of hearing loss, Sensorineural Hearing loss (SNHL) is a multifaceted condition with profound medical, social, and cultural ramifications. Doctors, teachers, audiologists, and other professionals often use the term “hearing impaired” to describe people with any degree of SNHL. In India itself, SNHL individually accounts for 85 to 90% of childhood hearing loss which is most common hearing loss in children. In Ayurveda, Acharya Sushruta has mentioned Badhirya which has same clinical features compared with that of Hearing loss. ‘Badha’ which means obstruction is the condition which is mainly characterized by avarodha (obstruction) in the karnwahi strotas mainly due to predominance of vata or vata-kapha dosha. A known case of 10 yr old male child with right ear severe Sensorineural hearing loss was reported in the Shalakya opd of Patanjali ayurvedic college and hospital, haridwar and the patient was successfully treated by the ayurvedic procedure like nasya, karnapooran, matrabasti, and shiropichu along with some oral medicines. The significant result was seen after 6 months of treatment along with nidana parivarjana.

Keywords: Hearing loss is an alarming deficit in human population with over 5% of worldwide or 466 million people having disabling hearing loss which is estimated to increase over 900 million by 2050 which can be calculated as 1 in every 10 people. Among different