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Diagnosis Through Listening
Diagnosis through listening involves paying attention to the patient's tone of voice, breathing patterns and taking a sniff of the patient's breath.
The following tables show some of the conditions that may occur and what they mean.
Diagnosis through listening to the patient's voice
Strong, loud voice |
Presence of yang, heat. |
Feeble, broken voice |
Presence of yin, cold. Shows as deficient vital energy and lowered resistance. |
Hoarseness or loss of voice due to recent illness |
Caused by febrile factors, usually the result of external colds and heat. |
Hoarseness or loss of voice due to prolonged illness |
Lack of energy and reduced resistance; weakness of the lungs and kidneys. |
Deep coughs, clear phlegm |
Wind-cold has attacked the lungs. |
Sudden coughing, thick and yellow phlegm |
Excess heat in the lungs. |
Phlegmy cough |
Presence of phlegm. |
Diagnosis through listening to the patient's breathing
Strong and heavy breathing |
Caused by febrile factors, excess pathogenic internal heat. |
Weak, short breaths |
Caused by deficiency in the function of the lungs. |
Breathing difficulties, wheezing sounds |
Asthma. |
Uneven breathing or heavy sighing breaths |
Serious condition, with damage to the vital essence or poisoning. |
Loud breathing accompanied by snoring sounds |
Stroke patients and comatose patients suffering from liver ailments and diabetes. |
Rapid breathing, exhalation brings relief |
Usually seen in cases of lung infection or phlegm-retention. |
Low breathing sounds, inhalation brings relief |
Decline in the function of the kidney |
Diagnosis Through Smell
Bad breath |
Poor digestion, heat in the stomach or poor oral hygiene. |
Sourish breath |
Undigested food in one's system. |
Decaying breath |
Stomach ulcer and sores. |
Body odour |
Caused by pathogenic dampness-heat. |
Nose emits odour, runny nose
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Heat in the lungs or pathogenic dampness-heat accumulated in the spleen and the stomach. |
Return from Diagnosis Through Listening to Chinese Medicine Diagnosis
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