Summary of case history ,Patient Zou, female, 34 years old. On July 19, 2022, he visited the doctor because of "hearing loss in his left ear with tinnitus for 6 days". The patient had a sudden hearing loss and tinnitus in the left ear after an argument with his family 6 days ago, which was not taken seriously and treated. 4 days ago, the patient felt slightly better hearing than before but still had tinnitus and a sense of stuffy ears. He visited a local western hospital and the symptoms did not improve significantly after oral administration of cefuroxime axetil tablets and prednisone acetate tablets. The patient was admitted to the hospital again one day ago and was diagnosed as 'sudden hearing loss in the left ear' after relevant examinations. The patient refused hospitalization on the grounds of busy work. Today, the patient came to our outpatient clinic for further diagnosis and treatment.Symptoms and signs: The patient has poor spirit, dull complexion, anxious face, irritable temperament, clear voice, even breath, hearing loss in the left ear, accompanied by persistent tinnitus, obvious at night, feeling stuffy and distended ears, no dizziness, nausea and vomiting, no earache and ear effusion, no fever and other discomfort, good appetite, normal urine and urine, and difficulty sleeping at night. The tongue is dark red, the fur is thin and white, the sublingual veins are purple and varicose, and the veins are thin.,TCM diagnosis and syndrome ,Sudden deafness (syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis).,Western medicine diagnosis, Sudden deafness (left).,Therapeutic methods ,In traditional Chinese medicine, the method of invigorating qi and activating blood circulation, opening depression and opening orifices is used, and the modified buyang huanwu decoction combined with emotional counseling therapy is used to treat.,Clinical outcomes ,The patient's left ear hearing basically returned to normal, all the symptoms have gradually disappeared.