Tinnitus, ear itching, ear pain, ear stuffiness… Have you ever experienced any of these discomforts in your ears at work or in life? The ear is an important organ in the five senses, and a little discomfort will make people feel very disturbed. March 3, 2022 is the 23rd National Ear Day, which aims to educate and prevent ear diseases to the general public. Kong Juan, director of the Department of Otolaryngology, Jining Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, summed up a set of common knowledge about ear maintenance, to help the public improve the common sense of ear love and ear protection, and to help care for the public’s hearing health.
Pay attention to ear care
The most important function of the ear is to listen Sound and hearing are one of the main sensory functions of human beings. As the saying goes, “one deaf and three are idiots”, which shows the importance of hearing to human beings. Various measures can be taken to prevent the disease.
Avoid noise: Prolonged exposure to various noises such as the roar of machines, noisy vehicles, and human voices can easily cause auditory fatigue, lead to hearing loss, and even cause noise-induced deafness. Therefore, usually should try to avoid or reduce noise interference.
Abstain from ear picking:The hole in the ear canal is deep and the eardrum is very thin. , cause infection, inflammation, and may damage the eardrum, so it is necessary to get rid of the habit of picking ears. When the ear canal is very itchy and uncomfortable, you can use a cotton swab dipped in a little alcohol or glycerin to gently wipe the ear canal.
Use with caution: Try to avoid the use of ototoxic drugs, such as gentamicin, streptomycin, kanamycin, neomycin, etc. Hearing damage due to poisoning.
Combination of work and rest: Long-term fatigue or excessive stress, mental stress can cause tinnitus, adjust the rhythm properly at work, pay attention to rest, and combine work and rest.
Good mood:If you are in a state of impatience and anger, it will cause the autonomic nerve to lose its normal regulatory function, resulting in ischemia, edema and auditory neurotrophy in the inner ear organs , which may lead to sudden hearing loss or fulminant deafness. Therefore, try to keep yourself in a relaxed and happy mood.
Dietary conditioning: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidneys open to the ears, and hearing loss is closely related to kidney deficiency. Therefore, the elderly and infirm can take some kidney-invigorating drugs under the guidance of doctors, and they can also often drink walnut porridge, sesame porridge, peanut porridge, pig kidney porridge, etc., which are quite beneficial to protect hearing.
Traditional Chinese massage ear protection
Kong Juan introduced that there are many acupuncture points on the ears, and there are also reflection areas of the whole human body. Massage the ears can promote blood and lymph circulation It regulates the functions of various parts of the body and viscera, and achieves the purpose of strengthening the body.
Belling the Heavenly Drum:This is a traditional ear health care method in my country. First cover the ears with the palms of both hands, then tap the occiput behind the head with the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of both hands. Regular practice can prevent vertigo, tinnitus, deafness, inner ear diseases, etc.
Playing “Fengfu”: Cover your ears with both palms, and tap the Fengfu acupoint with your index, middle, and ring fingers. Then use the index finger to plug the ear orifice (ear eye) and press the ear door. Doing this method repeatedly has the effect of enhancing hearing, refreshing the brain and opening the orifices, and can prevent and treat dizziness, tinnitus, closed ears, cerebral palsy and other diseases.
Massage the auricle: Rub the front and back of the auricle with the palm of your hand, and then use the thumb and index finger to rub the helix up and down. It can relieve neck and shoulder pain, headache and dizziness common in office workers.
Pull the ear up and down: Use the thumb and index finger to lift the top of the ear for more than 10 times, then use the thumb and index finger to pinch the earlobe downward and then pull it outward. And rub the earlobe more than 10 times, this method has the effect of sedation, pain relief, clearing the brain, and can prevent dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus and other diseases.
Tinnitus Removal: Sit flat, stretch one leg, bend one leg, stretch both arms horizontally, hold two palms upright, push forward like a door, and turn the head around 7 times each.
Early detection and early treatment
Kong Juan introduced that the earlier the treatment of tinnitus and deafness, the better the effect. Especially for sudden deafness, treatment within one week of onset is more effective. For cases without systemic treatment, even if the course of disease exceeds one month, treatment should not be given up, and medication or the treatment plan may be changed as appropriate. Some tinnitus patients may not be accompanied by hearing loss in the initial stage, but the function of inner ear hair cells has declined at this time, so treatment should be performed as soon as possible to avoid further development of the disease. Generally, the treatment efficiency of patients with a course of less than 3 months is significantly greater than that of patients with a course of more than 3 months. Kong Juan reminded people who often wear headphones to listen to music and people who have been exposed to various noise environments for a long time to pay attention to their hearing conditions. An annual hearing examination is recommended. Frequent exposure to noise, such as entertainment related staff recommended to check twice a year.