ENT, Mouth, Lips, Teeth and Gums

Question 1

Green or blue tip of nose

Answer 1

Abdominal pain from SP cold

Question 2

Yellow tip of Nose

Answer 2

SP Damp-Heat

Question 3

White Tip of Nose

Answer 3

Blood Deficiency

Question 4

Red Tip of Nose

Answer 4

Impairment of Water Movement

Question 5

Nose slightly moist and shiny

Answer 5

Good Prognosis

Question 6

Dry Nose

Answer 6

ST or LI Heat

Question 7

Dry and Black Nose

Answer 7

Toxic-Heat

Question 8

Clear Watery Discharge from Nose

Answer 8

Cold Pattern

Question 9

Thick Yellow Discharge

Answer 9

Heat Pattern

Question 10

Flaring of Nostrils with High Fever

Answer 10

Extreme LU Heat

Question 11

White Ears

Answer 11

Cold Pattern

Question 12

Bluish or Dark Ears

Answer 12

Pain

Question 13

Dry, Withered, Dark Ear Lobes

Answer 13

Ki Qi exhaustion (usually KD Yin)

Question 14

Shiny and Moist Ear Lobes

Answer 14

Good Prognosis

Question 15

Dry and withered ear lobes

Answer 15

Poor Prognosis

Question 16

Swelling and Pain in the Middle Ear

Answer 16

Heat in SHao Yang Channel

Question 17

Thin Ear

Answer 17

Qi or Blood Def

Question 18

Long and Full Lobe

Answer 18

Strong Constitution

Question 19

Small Lobe

Answer 19

Poor Constitituion

Question 20

Pale Red, moist and Shiny lips

Answer 20

Normal, Good State of SP

Question 21

Pale Lips

Answer 21

Yang or Blood Def

Question 22

Red and Dry Lips

Answer 22

SP/ST Heat

Question 23

Purple or bluish lips

Answer 23

Blood Stasis

Question 24

Mouth Slightly Open

Answer 24

Empty Pattern

Question 25

Breathing through the Mouth

Answer 25

LU Qi Def

Question 26

Greenish around the Mouth

Answer 26

LV Blood Stasis or LV Qi Stagnation

Question 27

Swollen and Painful Gums

Answer 27

ST Heat

Question 28

Swollen but not painful Gums

Answer 28

ST Empty Heat

Question 29

Pale Gums

Answer 29

Blood Def

Question 30

Moist Teeth

Answer 30

Good State of KD

Question 31

Dry Teeth

Answer 31

KD Yin Def

Question 32

Bright and very Dry Teeth

Answer 32

Heat in Yang Ming (Febrile Disease)

Question 33

Dry and Greyish Teeth

Answer 33

Empty-Heat from KD Yin Def

Question 34

Deep Red Pharynx

Answer 34

Heat (interior or exterior)

Question 35

Pale Red Pharynx

Answer 35

Empty-Heat

Question 36

Acute pain, redness and swelling of throat

Answer 36

Invasion of Wind-Heat

Question 37

Chronic Pain, Redness and Swelling of Throat

Answer 37

ST Heat

Question 38

Chronically Sore and Dry Throat (not swollen or red)

Answer 38

LU/KD Yin Def with Empty Heat

Question 39

Pale-red throat

Answer 39

Empty-Heat affecting LU/KD Channels

Question 40

Erosion, redness and swelling

Answer 40

Full Heat in ST and Intestines

Question 41

Erosion, Swelling, and Yellowish-Red

Answer 41

Toxic-Heat

Question 42

Chronic Erosion that Comes and Goes

Answer 42

Empty-Heat

Question 43

Chronic Dryness and Erosion with Greyish Ulcers

Answer 43

Severe Yin Def

Question 44

Chronic Erosion with ulcers that are reaised

Answer 44

Blood Stasis with Phlegm-Heat

Question 45

Swollen tonsils of normal color

Answer 45

Damp/Phlegm with Qi def

Question 46

Chronically red and swollen tonsils

Answer 46

Heat or Toxic Heat often in the ST/LI Channel

Question 47

Acutely Red and Swollen Tonsils

Answer 47

Invasion of Wind-Heat with Accompanying Toxic Heat

Question 48

Chronic Red and swollen tonsil that comes and goes

Answer 48

Either chronic Heat in ST/LI channel

Question 49

Greyish Tonsils

Answer 49

Acute state of glandular fever (mononucleosis)

Question 50

Acutley Red and swollen tonsils with exudate

Answer 50

Wind-Heat, complicated by Toxic Heat in ST/LI channel