Abstract

Dr. Jayvant Kharat* and Dr. Manjiri Keskar

ABSTRACT

Ears are considered to be the main place for Vata and there are high chances of them being vulnerarable to Vata. Basically, Vata is governed by busy lifestyle, nonstop work, dry winds, cold etc. It might also be caused due to constant noise by computers or sounds of TV. Due to this, the ears are affected and the whole vata flow of body is also affected. In Ayurveda, it is believed that protecting and cleaning sense organs is very important. Moreover, symptoms are common such as earaches, tinnitus, hearing loss; they can be prevented by karnapoorana. Karnapoorana is an Ayurvedic therapeutic measure comes under Vicharana Sneha which means the different special method of administration of Sneha that require regular tom achieve Sneha affect. Karnapoorana is the process of filling the sarasa, taila etc into ear to cure different disease affecting ear, neck and head. Drugs used for Karnapoorana are selected according to disease, Dosha, Prakriti, Awastha, and Desha. Karnapoorana is very important in healthy individuals as it is described as part of Dinacharya. Time and duration are also according to Dravya and Vyadhi.