Condition Guide - Ebian Korean Medicine Clinic

It guides you to dedicated pages where you can find condition information in three categories: tinnitus, hearing loss, and facial palsy.

You can read it on the blog. Posts are attributed to Founder & Medical Director Yeeun Min.

On the dedicated tinnitus page, you can find the causes of ringing in the ears and our care process.

On the dedicated hearing loss page, you can find the causes of reduced hearing and our care process.

On the dedicated facial palsy page, you can find our care process from the acute stage to managing sequelae.

The Tinnitus & Hearing Loss page explains why tinnitus and hearing loss occur and how they are distinguished, while the Facial Palsy page covers the causes, stages, and sequelae of facial palsy.

No. Recovery varies with the cause, how long the condition has lasted, and your current state, so another person's progress does not indicate your own result.

If your hearing has suddenly dropped in the acute stage of sudden hearing loss, we advise getting a hearing test and initial medication at an ENT clinic first or at the same time. Which comes first depends on when the symptoms started and what they are.

A study of about 2,500 cases observed without treatment reported that 71% recovered normal facial movement (Peitersen, 2002). However, in the same study about 29% had sequelae of varying degrees.

Whether you can wrinkle your forehead can be a reference. However, please do not judge this yourself; if you also have neurological symptoms such as paralysis of the limbs or speech difficulty, first get evaluated by a neurologist or ENT specialist.

Even if no abnormality is found in tests, if you have symptoms, the cause can be examined from a different angle. However, if hearing in one ear keeps getting worse or neurological symptoms are present, we will refer you for detailed testing again.

The columns are general information and do not replace a diagnosis. What needs to be checked depends on when your symptoms started and in what situations they get worse, so it is more accurate to have them checked through an examination.

The treatment plan is set individually according to the condition, time of onset, test results, severity of symptoms, and response to treatment. We do not apply every treatment uniformly.

If you have a severe headache, double vision, difficulty walking, paralysis of an arm and leg on one side, slurred speech, persistent vomiting, or a change in consciousness, please go to the emergency room or see a neurologist first. In other cases, please call us and we will advise you.

This page covers three categories: tinnitus, hearing loss, and facial palsy. Information on other areas such as dizziness and rhinitis or sinusitis can be found on each treatment page.

The Ebian Column is written by Founder & Medical Director Yeeun Min and Drs. Myoungeun Kim and Nahyun Kim. When a doctor's name appears on a post, that doctor wrote it.