What are the ways to restore hearing?

The importance of hearing to the human body is self-evident. Except for congenital hereditary deafness, no one in life wants to have any hearing problems. However, in today's society, due to long-term exposure to noise or long-term wearing of headphones, some people begin to have certain hearing problems at a young age. The problem may not be very big now, but when they get older, they will find that the bad habits in the early years have affected their hearing, causing them to be completely deaf when they are old. Therefore, preventing hearing problems is particularly important. This article briefly introduces several methods to restore hearing.

Tips for effective hearing recovery

Ear exercises

When you open your mouth forcefully, a bony protrusion will rise in front of the ear, and a longitudinal depression will appear behind the protrusion and in front of the ear, in which are arranged from top to bottom the acupuncture points that are good at treating deafness - Ermen, Tinggong and Tinghui. Just stand your index finger sideways and rub this longitudinally concave acupoint back and forth, and you will feel a sore, swollen, warm feeling radiating to the ear. Do this for 5-10 minutes every day. Or press the ear canal with the fingers of both hands, slowly rotate it forward and backward for one circle, then quickly pull it out. Repeat this 20 times. This will promote local blood circulation and protect your hearing.

Tympanic membrane massage

The main method used is pinching the nose and blowing air. Take a deep breath, close your mouth, pinch your nostrils, hold your breath, and then "blow" air into your nasal cavity forcefully like blowing your nose. You will feel your throat and ears swelling, which is equivalent to "massaging" the eardrum. But this method is not recommended when you have a cold.

Ming Tian Gu Fa

It is a long-standing ear self-massage health care method in my country. The specific operation is: after rubbing the palms of both hands together to warm them up, press the external auditory canals of both ears tightly, place the index fingers of both hands on the middle fingers, and gently tap the occipital bone behind the head 60 times, making a sound like beating a drum. This method regulates the body's meridians and kidney Qi, and dredges the Du meridian. At this time, covering the ears and tapping can stimulate the ears, which can achieve the effect of regulating kidney essence, strengthening the body and consolidating the kidneys.

Acupuncture

Body acupuncture therapy selects acupoints based on syndrome differentiation, and ear acupuncture therapy can use acupoints of the inner ear, liver, kidney, nerves, and subcortex. Acupoint application therapy uses a powder of Evodia rutaecarpa, Aconitum tip, and Rhubarb, mixes it with warm water, and applies it to the Yongquan acupoint, which has the effect of guiding fire downward. Acupuncture therapy can adjust the functions of internal organs by dredging the meridians, dredge qi and blood, and eliminate evil and protect the ears.

Preventive exercises

You can improve your body's blood circulation and ensure adequate blood supply to the inner ear through appropriate exercises such as Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, and sword dancing.

Foods to protect your hearing

Foods rich in carotene and vitamin A: such as carrots, pumpkin, tomatoes, eggs, lettuce, zucchini, fresh oranges, etc. Carotene and vitamin A can provide nutrition to the sensory cells of the inner ear and the epithelial cells of the middle ear, and enhance the vitality of ear cells. Experiments have shown that vitamin A can promote the regeneration of inner ear nerve cells. Patients with sensorineural hearing loss should eat foods rich in vitamin A.

Foods rich in zinc: sesame, walnuts, peanuts, soybeans, brown rice, whole wheat noodles, etc. Zinc can promote fat metabolism and protect the ear arteries.

Foods rich in magnesium: such as red dates, walnuts, sesame seeds, bananas, pineapples, mustard greens, day lilies, spinach, kelp, seaweed and whole grains. If there is a lack of magnesium in the ear artery, it will affect the function of the ear artery and cause hearing loss.

Foods rich in vitamin D and calcium: such as bone broth, skim milk, calcium tablets, etc. Vitamin D and calcium can not only maintain the small bones in the tympanic cavity, strengthen the ear bones, and avoid otosclerosis such as osteoporosis, but also purify the ear arteries and improve ear function.