Bad health, ears know
Our reporter Yan Sheng
March 3 is National Ear Day.
We often say “hearing and seeing”, which means that the hearing of the human ear and the response of the eye are very sensitive, which describes the person’s clear mind and keen eyesight. So, how can we achieve “ear hearing”? Chinese medicine also gives some advice.
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Kidney opens to ear
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidneys open to the ears. With the renal failure of the essence and qi in the kidney, the human hearing will also change accordingly. For example, in infancy, when the kidney essence is full but not full, when born but not prosperous, and when it is formed but not full, then the hearing is weak, the ability to hear and distinguish sounds is poor, and the hearing is not far; When the ear is full, the ear is full of essence, so the hearing is smart, the hearing is far away, and the ability to distinguish speech is strong; in the old age, the essence in the kidney gradually declines, the body becomes weak, and the essence in the ear is insufficient, so the hearing gradually declines, dull and incapacitated. Spirit, hard to hear, or even deaf.
Therefore, hearing changes with age and physical fitness.
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The ear can reflect the health of the internal organs
In the traditional Chinese medicine classic “The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine”, it is said that the ear is where the veins gather. There are many meridians and acupuncture points on people’s ears, which are very sensitive. It can not only hear outside sounds, but also “hear” changes within the body.
Heart-yin deficiency suffers from tinnitus, deafness, and ear itching. There is a saying in “Plain Questions: The Golden Chamber”: “The red color in the south penetrates into the heart, opens the orifices in the ear, and stores the essence in the heart.” When the heart is affected by the disease, it will also affect the ear. For example, when the heart is deficient and blood is depleted, it may cause tinnitus, deafness, ear itching and other problems.
Liver stagnation and fire can induce earache and ear swelling. In Chinese medicine, the back of the ear represents the liver. When the anger and liver stagnation are triggered due to disordered work and rest, tinnitus will also appear.
Spleen deficiency and Qi deficiency, resulting in tinnitus. The spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow. When the spleen and stomach are damaged, it may cause fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal distension and loose stools, which may also cause ear discomfort. “The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine” wrote: “If the stomach is empty, the veins of the sect will be empty, and if the stomach is empty, the veins will slip down, and the veins will be exhausted, so the tinnitus.”
In addition, tinnitus is prone to occur due to insufficient lung air, mostly in bursts. Insufficiency of kidney yang may also cause tinnitus, accompanied by symptoms such as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees.
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Press the ear often
There are more than 200 acupoints inside and outside the ear, which correspond to various organs of the human body.
Guo Hong, the chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology of the Second Hospital of Guangdong Province, introduced that the acupoints of the eyes are on the earlobe, so middle-aged and elderly people with dizziness should insist on rubbing the earlobe every day; the acupoints of the limbs are on the outer edge of the helix ; The acupoints corresponding to the viscera are located in the central area of the ear – the navicular fossa.
Two simple massage techniques are recommended:
rubbing the ears before and after place both hands at the base of the ears, place the index finger and middle finger apart on the front and back of the ear, the middle finger in front of the ear, the index finger behind the ear, and then from The earlobe starts to push upwards. Pay attention to have a certain strength, and close to the auricle to the tip of the ear, 50 times a day.
King Ming Tiangu Rub the palms together to generate a certain amount of heat, then press the palms on the ears with the palms aligned with the ear canal , and stick your fingers to the back of the occiput. Press lightly with both palms,The ear is pressed again and again slowly, and then slowly released, repeated several times. At the same time, use the thumb placed at the back to press the wind pool a few times. Fengchi is located on the back of the neck, in the depression under the back of the skull, flush with the earlobe. Ear massage can be done several times a day.
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Edit || Yan Sheng Wan Tao
Director on duty || Fan Hongbo