Abstract

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF KARNASHULA ROGA AND ITS AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT W.S.R. TO OTALGIA

Dr. Arun Kumar*, Dr. Sujeet Kishore Roy and Dr. Abdur Rahaman

Abstract

Ear disorders have a wide range of sharing in a load of global illnesses, and their incidences with a continuous hike and difficulty can be contributed to the obscure understanding of the cause, including their action mechanisms in the generation of ear disease pathology. Karnaroga Nidan, Samprapti and its management has been well theorized in Ayurvedic classical textbooks. In Ayurvedic classics, Karnashula is described as one of the 28 Karna rogas in which there is severe ear ache mainly due to vataprakopa, called karnashula. It is also the most common symptoms in all types of Karnaroga. Acharya Vagbhata has described 5 types of Karna shoola depending upon the dominance of Doshas namely Vataja, Pittaja, Kaphaja, Tridoshaja, and Raktaj Karnashula. In Modern science, it can be correlated with the disease Otalgia. Otalgia is the condition of ear ache, not a disease but in the majority of aural diseases, it is found as a symptom only. It is very uncomfortable and increases in lying down position when blood supply increases to the ear. The main treatment for Karnashula is shaman aoushadi proyog and Karnapoorana. Dosha shamak ayurvedic drugs are used for shaman aoushadi and Karnapoorana according to the doshik type of Karnashula. Other treatments like Karna dhavan, Karna Dhoopan, Nasya, Ghrita sevana, and Gandusha also are useful in the Karnashula roga.

Keywords: Karnashula, Otalgia, Ayurvedic Management, Bhesaja Proyog.