This paper introduces Professor

LIU Zhibin

's clinical experience in the treatment of subjective tinnitus with acupuncture based on the "ki

dney-bone-brain" axis. Professor

LIU

proposes that the disease is most closely related to the kidney and brain. The lesion is located in the brain

and the pathogenesis is kidney essence deficiency

marrow sea loss

and ear orifice dystrophy. The "kidney-bone-brain" shows close correlation in physiological function

pathological changes and treatment. According to the "kidney-bone-brain" axis

Professor

LIU

proposes that the treatment of subjective tinnitus should be tonifying kidney

qi

tonifying essence and filling marrow

and the principle of local acupoint selection

touching bone acupuncture

matching distal acupoints and proximal acupoints

tonifying kidney and benefiting brain should be adopted. The acupoints of Tinggong (SI19) and Yifeng (TE17) are selected to be treated with touching bone acupuncture

combined with Taixi (KI3)

Shenshu (BL23)

Baihui (GV20) and Shenting (GV24)

so as to achieve common benefit of kidney

bone and brain

and multi-angle treatment.