A concept of “vāta vyādhivata cikitsā” siddhānt in the management of bādhirya

Hearing loss (hearing impairment), is a partial or total inability to hear. A deaf person has little or no hearing. Hearing loss may be caused by a number of factors, including: genetics, ageing, exposure to noise, some infections, birth complications, trauma to the ear, and certain medications or toxins. According to modern medical science, there are three type of hearing loss: 1) conductive hearing loss, 2) sensory neural hearing loss, 3) mixed hearing loss. In Āyurvēd, hearing loss described as a Bādhirya. There are two type of hearing loss described in Āyurvēdsamhita: 1) vātakaphaj& 2) shuddhaVātaj. Among them, shuddhaVātajBādhirya can be correlated with sensory neural hearing loss. VātaDōṣ is main causative factor of Bādhirya, so vātavyādhivatcikitsāsiddhant can be implemented in the managements of Bādhirya.