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Loss of Voice (Aphonia)
Sound comes
from Lung with Kidney as root.
Most commonly
is caused by talking too much or screaming.
TCM
– external pathogen invasion injures the Lungs regulating Qi
function. Emotional stress causes Liver and Lung Qi stagnation, and
anything that injures the Kidney Yin makes water unable to ascend to
nourish the throat and Lung resulting in Fire that injures the
Lungs.
Excess
– acute with superficial syndromes, or Liver Fire
Deficiency
– slow onset
P/T
– clear turbid Qi
Acupuncture Rx –
- [RN23 -
LI18- DU15]
- excess:
HT5, LU7, LI4
- deficiency:
BL13, BL23, KI3
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auricular – throat, HT,
LU, shenmen,
endocrine, use seeds or needles
- injection –
RN 23, qiang
yin (2 cun
bilateral to thyroid cartilage prominence)
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