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Abstract: o Introduction: According to Acharya Sushruta, Karnanada is one of the Karnagata Roga explained in Shalakya Tantra. Vata dominant Tridosha along with Rakta presents as the chief pathological factors in the case of Karnanada. Karnanada can be correlated with tinnitus. It is the condition in which there is a perception of sound that appears to originate in the head in the absence of external stimuli. o Main clinical finding: A 66-year-old male patient had been experiencing symptoms of ringing sound in his left ear for 7 days. o Diagnosis: In this case, a 66-year-old male patient approached OPD No.5 of D. Y. Patil Ayurvedic hospital, Shalakya tantra department, Navi Mumbai, experiencing following complaints as Ringing sound in left ear for 7 days. History of decreased hearing for 1 year. No any history of systemic disease. No abnormality present on local examination of external ear. o Interventions: Karnapurana with Bilwadi taila, Vidhhakarma and an Ayurvedic medication (sarivadi vati,Sukshma triphala, saraswatarishta) were used in this study for one months. o Discussion: Karnanada is a Madhyama marga gata Vatavyadhi in which prakupita vata dosha settles in Shabdavaha Shrotas as a result of Vimargagamana. Hence the drugs need to have vatahara properties in order to normalize vitiated vata dosha. Snehana is described as an important procedure in treatment of vata dosha. o Conclusion: Hence it can be said that Ayurvedic medicine and procedures can be useful in the management of Karnanada (tinnitus).