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Condition
Deafness (badhirya)
बाधिर्य (बहरापन) · बाधिर्य
Deafness caused by aggravated ear vata joined with kapha settling in the sound-carrying channels.
Topic
Signs of deafness and roaring in the ear
बाधिर्य और कर्णक्ष्वेड के लक्षण · बाधिर्य व कर्णक्ष्वेड लक्षण
Ear vata joined with kapha and settled in the sound-carrying channels makes the ear deaf; joined with other doshas there it produces a sound like the roar of the sea (karnakshveda).
Condition
Ear disorders (karnaroga)
कर्णरोग (कान के रोग) · कर्णरोग
Chapter 15 describes twenty-eight ear diseases arising mainly from aggravated vata, alone or with other doshas, and treats them by dosha with ear oils, fomentation, washes and other…
Topic
Krikatika and vidhura marmas
कृकाटिका और विधुर मर्म · कृकाटिका, विधुर मर्म लक्षण
Krikatika, at the junction of neck and head, is called like death itself, a blow making the head shake; vidhura, behind and below the ears, causes deafness when struck.
Topic
Section on diseases of the ear
कर्णरोग अधिकार · अथ कर्णरोगाधिकारः
Opens the section on ear diseases (verses 11-27): signs of earache, ringing, deafness, roaring, discharge, foul discharge, worms, itching, dried deposit, blockage and suppuration, then ear…
Principle
Vidhura marma
विधुर मर्म
Vidhura, two marmas below and behind the ears at the ear joint; a blow there causes deafness.