Generally we think that only the elderly will suffer from hearing loss, but in real life, many young people suffer from hearing loss. Why is this? They are still so young and still have a lot of time in the future. So what can they do to restore their hearing? Next, the editor will introduce to you how massaging acupoints can restore hearing.
1. Acupoint massage to restore hearing
Ermen point
Location: Ermen point belongs to the acupoint map of the Sanjiao meridian of Shaoyang hand. Ermen point is on the face, on the tragus. In front of the superior notch, at the posterior edge of the mandibular condyle, there will be a depression when the mouth is opened.
Massage method: Use the pulp of your thumb to gently press the Ermen point for about half a minute. It is better if there is a feeling of soreness and swelling in the area.
Tinggong point
Location: Tinggong point is located on the human face, in front of the tragus, behind the condyle of the mandible, and in a depression when the mouth is opened. The mouth is slightly open, and the front edge of the middle of the tragus is sunken, between the ear door and Tinghui point.
Pressing and kneading method: Use the thumbs of both hands to gently press the Ermen point for half a minute, until there is a feeling of soreness and swelling in the area.
Tinghui point
Location: Tinghui point is near the tragus notch, at the posterior edge of the condyle of the mandible, and in the depression when the mouth opens.
Massage method: Use the thumbs of both hands to gently press the Ermen point for half a minute. It is best when the acupoint feels sore.
Yifeng point
Location: the depression behind the earlobe.
Pressing and kneading method: Use the thumbs of both hands to gently press the Ermen point for half a minute, until there is a feeling of soreness and swelling in the area.
Tips for massage: Ermen, Tinggong and Tinghui points do not need to be massaged at the same time. You can choose one of the three to massage Yifeng point.
2. Behavior that damages children’s hearing
Children under 9 years old wear headphones
According to pediatric experts, never give headphones to children under 9 years old, especially It's infants and young children. Because the hearing organs of infants and young children are in the development stage, the organ tissues are relatively fragile. If the infants and young children wear stereo headphones to listen to music, the sound pressure will be directly transmitted to the thin eardrum to stimulate the hearing organs, making them abnormally excited. Long-term use It will cause hearing fatigue and damage the hearing organs.
When listening to stereo music for infants and young children, be sure to turn down the volume and let the baby listen for a while and then take a break; and never let the child listen to music with headphones, and never do bad things with good intentions. . You know, a volume greater than 90 decibels will cause irreversible hearing damage to the ear nerves! In addition, wearing headphones for two consecutive hours can cause irreversible hearing damage. It is recommended that children never listen to music in noisy environments. In different environments, the auditory nerve has different decibel requirements for incoming sounds from the outside. Although the feeling of listening to music in a noisy environment is the same as that of listening to music at a low volume in a quiet environment, the former is more harmful to the eardrums because the level of noise tolerance has not changed.
Preschool children should go to movie theaters, KTVs, and bars
In life, you should consciously take your children to avoid noise pollution, especially do not ignore the pollution of entertainment noise. It is best not to take preschool children with you When children go to entertainment venues such as movie theaters, KTVs, bars, etc., do not let them use headphones directly. Furthermore, when parents choose toys for their children, they must select carefully to prevent noisy toys from harming the baby's undeveloped hearing organs. When listening to music, try to choose a quiet environment. Although wearing headphones can filter out the surrounding noise to a large extent, it will also cause the greatest direct damage to your ears!
Wear screaming shoes
You can hear the squeaking of the screaming shoes clearly from 20 meters away. The sound from the shoes is transmitted to the baby's ears through the body, and the child listens The sound was actually much louder than what others heard. Moreover, the quality of shoes on the market varies, and the quality of sound-producing equipment varies. The harsh sound may damage children's hearing. When one shoe does not ring, it is easy for the child to have a light foot and a heavy foot. Over time, it may cause the child to limp.
Baby plays with sound-making toys
Sound-making toys are similar to barking shoes.
Many sound-making toys are too loud and simply become noise. If they are placed in front of your baby at close range for a long time, they may cause permanent damage to your baby's hearing. Therefore, when buying sound-making toys for your baby, try to choose toys that can adjust the volume, and be sure to buy quality-assured sound-making toys produced by regular manufacturers. After buying it, even if it is a toy with adjustable volume, you must control the baby's play time.
Close and loud music prenatal education
Many mothers do not know that hearing damage caused by excessive ear use may occur during the fetal period.
In order to cultivate the baby's music cells during the fetal period, some expectant mothers bought a lot of prenatal education music tapes and turned up the volume of the tape recorder to listen to it every day. Sometimes they even simply put the tape recorder directly on their belly, thinking that this would Allows the fetus to hear more clearly. After the baby was born, it was discovered after a hearing test in the hospital that the baby's auditory nerve had been damaged during the fetal period.
Therefore, expectant mothers must choose prenatal education music correctly and control the volume. Music prenatal education should start after the fetus is 3 months old and should be carried out in a larger space environment; the recorder or speaker should not be too close to the fetus and the volume should be moderate; choose light music with a soft and soothing rhythm.
Foods rich in magnesium: such as red dates, walnuts, sesame seeds, bananas, pineapples, mustard greens, day lilies, spinach, kelp, seaweed and cereals. A lack of magnesium in the ear arteries can affect the function of the ear arteries and lead to hearing loss.
Foods rich in vitamin D and calcium: such as bone broth, skimmed milk, calcium tablets, etc. Vitamin D and calcium can not only maintain the small bones in the tympanum, strengthen the ear bones, avoid otosclerosis like osteoporosis, but also purify the ear arteries and improve ear function.
Summary: Pay attention to some daily bad habits, and do not let the suction power be damaged due to personal reasons. It will be too late to treat it until it is serious. You must actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.