» conventional diagnoses: dizziness; deafness; tinnitus; insomnia; night sweats; palpitations
» etiology: derives from chronic Xu (Deficiency) of Kidney and/or Heart Yin, esp. when accompanied by emotional patterns such as anxiety, sadness and depression; an acute development of Heart Yin Xu (Deficiency) following emotional shocks and the sadness ensuing from the breakup of relationships are a common cause of this pattern when Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency) is already present. (Maciocia, p. 260-261)
signs and symptoms
signs and symptoms:
insomnia
night sweats
poor memory
mental agitation
dizziness
deafness
tinnitus
palpitations
fever or sensation of heat later in the day
low back soreness
dark scanty urine
» pulse: rapid, floating, empty
» tongue: red and peeled with midline crack reaching to redder tip
course and prognosis
» principle of treatment: clear Heart Xu (Deficiency) Heat; nourish Kidney and Heart Yin
differential diagnosis
footnotes