How to reduce swelling in ears

If the ear suddenly becomes red and swollen when there is no injury, it may be a problem with the ear. It may be due to pressure from sleeping or recent inflammation of the ear. You can do ear massage for health care, but try not to treat it if there is no purulent secretion and pain. If the condition is serious, you need to go to the hospital for examination.

The ear is one of the important physiological organs of the human body. In daily life, we should pay attention to the following points when maintaining it:

Points to note:

Ear care maintains a good mental state. When people are emotionally excited or anxious, their adrenaline secretion increases, which can cause spasms in the small arteries of the inner ear. The blood flow in the small blood vessels slows down, resulting in insufficient oxygen supply to the inner ear and causing sudden deafness.

Ear health: Develop scientific eating habits. Eating more foods rich in zinc, iron, and calcium can reduce the deficiency of trace elements, thereby helping to dilate capillaries, improve blood supply to the inner ear, and prevent hearing loss;

For ear care, use with caution or avoid using drugs that are harmful to the auditory nerve. Aminoglycoside antibiotics are the ototoxic drugs that cause the most cochlear damage. Therefore, avoiding the abuse of this type of antibiotics is an important measure to reduce drug-induced deafness. Those with a family history of allergy to ototoxic drugs should use such drugs with caution;

Ear care: Avoid prolonged exposure to high-decibel noise. Long-term exposure to high-decibel noise can damage the auditory hair cells and the inner ear, leading to noise-induced hearing loss. The noise from the factory can cause occupational noise-induced deafness. You should try not to go to entertainment venues with loud noises, such as karaoke. You should also avoid listening to music with earplugs for a long time, otherwise it will cause hearing loss.

Ear care: Massage your ears frequently. Massage can promote blood circulation in the inner ear, such as massaging the auricle, pinching the earlobe, and massaging the Fengchi point in the depressions on both sides of the hairline at the back of the neck. You can also sit quietly with your eyes closed, insert your index fingers into your ear holes, then quickly pull them out, and repeat this 10 times.

Don't pick your ears. If you use improper force when cleaning your ears, it can easily cause damage and infection to the external auditory canal, leading to furunculosis, inflammation, and ulceration of the external auditory canal. When cleaning your ears, if you are not careful, the ear spoon may injure the eardrum or ossicles, causing perforation of the eardrum and affecting hearing.

Actively treat diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cerebral arteriosclerosis and diabetes. These diseases may cause ear lesions.