Traditional Chinese medicine has always been concerned with looking, smelling, asking, and cutting, and one of the ways to look is through the ears. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the kidney governs the storage of essence, and opens the mind to the ear." Therefore, the quality of the kidney can be expressed through the ear. Therefore, doing a good job of "ear health preservation" can also protect the kidney to a certain extent.
In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, generally speaking, a person with ruddy and shiny ears indicates that he is born with sufficient kidney essence. People with small earlobes have insufficient renal essence; People with plump, firm, and bright earlobes have abundant kidney energy. If problems such as hearing loss occur, it may also indicate that there is something wrong with your kidney. In addition, the ears can also respond to other diseases, such as pale ears, fear of cold, cold hands and feet, most people are kidney yang deficiency; Ears appear red and swollen, most of which are "inflamed"; "People with excessive filling and dilation of blood vessels in the ear, especially in the earlobe, and the ability to see changes such as circular patterns, may have abnormalities in cardiopulmonary function, such as in patients with coronary heart disease.".
So, how to carry out ear health care? Learn the following 5 tips from experts:
One is ear guiding: Wrap your right hand around your head, palm the head side, pinch the ear tip with your right thumb, index finger, and middle finger, and gently pull the left ear tip upward 14 times. Then switch to the left hand.
Second, massage the ears: After rubbing the palms of both hands to produce a slight fever, massage the front of both ears, and then massage the back of the ears. Repeat for 10 times. You can also rub the auricle with your index finger against the inner layer of the auricle and your thumb against the outer layer of the auricle, kneading and kneading until you get warm.
Third, pull the earlobe: massage the earlobe with the thumb and index finger of both hands simultaneously, first rub the earlobe hot, and then pull the earlobe downward for 15-20 times.
Fourth, ear sweeping: Sweep your ears from back to front with your hand, and you can hear the sound of "Chacha". Take 20 to 30 shots each time, several times a day.
The fifth is to lift the ear shield: Use your index finger and thumb to lift the ear shield, from the inside out, for 3-5 minutes each time. The manipulation should be light to heavy, and the pulling force should be limited to no pain. This can alleviate diseases such as dizziness, headache, neurasthenia, and tinnitus to a certain extent.
The quality of the kidneys can be shown through the ears. Therefore, in order to better protect the health of the kidneys, we may as well do a good job in ear health care. The symptoms of the ear can indicate the quality of the kidney, but the final diagnosis of the disease requires comprehensive judgment based on other factors.