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The remaining part of the chapter is devoted to the treatment of pratīśyāya, pīnasa, and other diseases of the nose (26.134–157),757 diseases of the head (26.158–186),758 diseases of the teeth, oral cavity and throat (26.187–214),759 arocaka (26.215–220),760 diseases of the ears (26.221–230),761 diseases of the eyes (26.231–262ab),762 baldness,763 greying of the hair, wrinkles, etc. (26.262cd–282),764 and the five types of svarabheda (disorders of the voice): caused by vāta, pitta, blood, and saṃnipāta (26.283–290).765