Is it okay to pierce your ears with your hair?

In daily life, many people may have this little habit, that is, they like to poke their ears with hair. Some people think this is interesting and fun, but it is best not to do this in normal times. If the hair has not been washed for several days, there are a lot of bacteria in the hair. These bacteria can easily affect the ears. When you poke your ears with hair, your ears will feel itchy. If you scratch your ears with your hands, it can easily cause damage to the ear canal mucosa.

Washing your hair and taking a bath are very common things, but if you are not careful, water will enter your ears. If some people do not handle it properly, they will experience stuffy ears, blockage, hearing loss, and even pain and tinnitus.

How to properly deal with water in the ears?

1. Try to let the water flow out naturally

Tilt your head toward the side where water has entered your ear, so that the water can flow out of your ear naturally and slowly. If the effect is not obvious, you can try jumping a few times on the spot. If the tinnitus caused by water entering your ear is alleviated, it means that the water has basically flowed out.

2. Cotton swabs and paper towels absorb water

If the above measures are not effective, you can try using sterilized cotton wool or soft absorbent paper, gently inserting it into the ear to suck out the water inside the ear, but be careful to be gentle and not insert it too deep into the ear to avoid damaging the eardrum.

3. Chewing gum

You can also try chewing gum, because repeated chewing will cause your mouth to open constantly, which will create airflow and pressure in the ear canal, and the water in the ear will flow out. It is also a simple and feasible method.

4. Seek medical attention

If the water in the ear has been drained, but tinnitus and hearing loss still occur, you should go to the ENT department of the hospital in time for symptomatic treatment.

So how do you prevent water from getting into your ears?

When taking a bath, you can use a shower cap to cover your ears to prevent water from entering your ears.

When washing your hair, you can choose earplugs according to the size of your ear holes to prevent water from entering your ears!

What to do if you have an ear infection

What should you do if your ear is inflamed? If ear inflammation is not treated or handled in time, it can easily cause otitis media or other diseases. Therefore, when an ear infection occurs, it must be treated promptly.

1. Key points of self-treatment

1. Actively treat nasopharyngeal diseases to prevent bacteria from entering the middle ear and causing inflammation.

2. Do not blow your nose forcefully or rinse your nasal cavity casually. Do not close both nostrils at the same time. Blow your nose crosswise.

3. When we remove earwax from the ear canal, we must be careful. It is best to remove it after the earwax is moistened to avoid damaging the eardrum.

4. After swimming ashore, tilt your head and hop on one foot to let the water in your ears flow out. It is best to use a cotton swab to absorb the moisture.

5. Pay attention to rest during the acute phase and keep the nasal cavity open.

6. People with chronic otitis media should not swim.

7. When the ears are inflamed, we should strengthen exercise and improve physical fitness, which can enhance immunity and reduce the occurrence of colds.

8. Avoid spicy and irritating foods, such as ginger, pepper, wine, mutton, chili, etc.

9. Do not take hot tonic medicines, such as ginseng, cinnamon, aconite, deer antler, bullwhip, and tonic paste.

10. Eat more fresh vegetables that have the effect of clearing heat and reducing inflammation, such as celery, loofah, eggplant, shepherd's purse, basil, cucumber, bitter gourd, etc.

11. If a small insect enters the ear canal, do not be impatient and try to catch it forcefully. Instead, drop some cooking oil into the ear to kill the insect and then catch it.