An Ayurvedic Management of Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Phase 3

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Other disorders of vestibular function. Ayurveda Condition: BADHIRYAM,

Registration Number: CTRI/2023/07/055450

Lead Sponsor: Dr Swati Raikwar

Brief Summary: Badhirya Is one among the karnaroga. It is defined as a partial or complete inability to hear. According to acharyas when vitiated vata dosa/kaphanubandha vata dosa obstructing the shabdavaha srotas it results in hearing difficulty called â€œBADHIRYA â€. Most of the symptoms of badhirya are seen in DEAFNESS, so can be correlated with it.

Deafness is one of the common and most prevalent to all. Over 5% of the population has hearing impairment. Since this becomes increasingly prevalent with age, it is greater then 130 per 1000 population in those aged 65 or over.

The ear normally perceives sounds in the range of 20 to 20,000 vibrations/HZ per second. A person who canâ€™t hear sound at an amplitude of 20dB, is said to be hard of hearing.

Modern science has many ways of intervention in managing deafness, includes medicinal and hearing aids. Medicine like Antiviral, Steroids are given, which give good result but administration of steroids for longer duration can lead to weakening of bones, mental problems. Hearing aids are expensive, users are at high risk for earwax build-up and not providing comfort to patients.

The treatment that are told in classics are Ghrutapana, Snehana, Swedana, karnapurana . Snehana is the principal line of treatment for controlling Vata dosha. Karnapoorana is a type of Bahya snehana, thus itâ€™s the best treatment for Vata nigraha. Hence the study has been taken with Nagaradi taila karnapurana mentioned in YogaRatnakar and Ksheerabala taila karnapurana mentioned in Sahasrayoga which is safe, devoid of complications, cost effective.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss.
Age groups between 30-70 years will be included in the study.
Patients with intact tympanic membrane.

Exclusion Criteria

Congenital sensorineural hearing loss 2) Patients with conducting hearing loss 3) Patients with Tinnitus, Vertigo, Otorrhea 4) Perforated tympanic membrane 5) Patients with other systemic diseases 6) Pregnant and lactating women.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY (PTA)	51 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HEARING LOSS	51 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Government Ayurveda Medical College, Bangalore
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Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Government Ayurveda Medical College, Bangalore
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Swati Raikwar
Principal investigator
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swatiraikwar96@gmail.com