Tinnitus is a common and difficult disease in otolaryngology.Traditional Chinese medicine master GAN Zuwang believes that the main causes include sluggishness of lung-qi,hyperactivity of liver and gall,hyperactivity of heart fire and so on.He summed up the method to distinguish the deficiency and excess of tinnitus according to the Neijing.In his treatment,he attached importance to dispersing the lung and opening the orifices,clearing the liver and purging fire,strengthening the spleen and removing dampness,etc.He innovatively put forward the"draining away and filling the ridge"method and the"impact"method.He commonly used prescriptions include San'ao Decoction,Daochi Powder,Tongqiao Huoxue Decoction,etc.