EnglishViews: 426 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2020-11-22 Origin: Site
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the ear is connected to the kidney, and the ear can assist in the diagnosis of hidden diseases in the body. The shape of the ear can also be used to judge the constitution. The observation of the ear is mainly from several aspects, including color, luster, morphological changes and localization diagnosis.
As far as the whole ear concerned, normal people's ears are ruddy and glossy, which is the manifestation of sufficient congenital kidney essence. If the ear is dry and has no luster, it reflects the lack of kidney essence.
(1) If the color of the ears is pale white, then it is often seen in people suffering wind-cold or having a cold. It can also be seen in people with deficiency of body positive life-energy(Yang Qi). These people are afraid of cold and evil wind, with icy-cold hands and feet.
(2) If the ear is red and swollen, then it is performance of‘getting inflamed’, common in hyperactivity of fire of liver and gallbladder or damp heat.
(3) If the auricle is dry and scorched black, it often occurs in the late stage of infectious diseases or diabetes. Because the body's Yin fluid has been seriously damaged at this stage. In some parts of the ear, it is in the form of punctate or flaky redness, dull-red, dark gray and so on, which is often seen in gastritis, stomach and duodenal ulcer and other digestive system diseases. Different aural speculum types, such as aural speculum, Lempert endaural speculum, can also be applied for in-depth examination of the ear.
(4) If there is an obvious oblique line on the earlobe, indicating the deficiency of heart-qi. Tinnitus and deafness indicate weakness of kidney Qi.
(4) If there is purulent ear discharge, accompanied by ear red and swollen, heat and pain, hearing loss, which is the performance of tympanitis.
Another content of ear observation is to observe morphological changes. People with thick ears have plenty of kidney-qi, while those with thin ears are mostly deficient in kidney-qi. Patients with nodular or cord like protrusions and punctate depressions in the local area of the ear and no luster are more likely to have a tip of chronic organic diseases, such as liver cirrhosis and tumor. If the local vessels of the ear are too full and dilated, and it can be seen that the shape of the circle and the shape of the strip are changed, which is often seen in people with abnormal cardiopulmonary function, such as coronary heart disease, asthma, etc.
‘Ear fold heart sign’is an important sign of coronary heart disease. The normal person's earlobe is generally flat and smooth. If the earlobe of some patients with coronary heart disease is carefully observed, a diagonal line or crease can often be found. Some are deep and long, others are shallow and short. This kind of wrinkle is called‘ear fold heart sign’. The appearance of‘ear fold heart sign’can prompt coronary heart disease and has certain diagnostic value, so it is also known as‘coronary heart disease groove’or‘cerebral arteriosclerosis ear fold sign’and so on. People with‘ear fold heart sign’may have coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, hyperlipidemia and other diseases.
According to the survey data at home and abroad, the possibility of‘ear fold heart sign’in patients with coronary heart disease is very high, while that of normal people is less than 24%. Therefore,‘ear fold heart sign’can accurately indicate the existence of coronary heart disease and other diseases. As long as early detection and timely diagnosis is made, the opportunity for rehabilitation will increase. The external ear is easy to be examined visually, while the middle ear and inner ear must be examined deeply and diagnosed with different ear speculum types, such as metal ear speculum, Hartmann ear speculum, etc.
As far as topical diagnosis is concerned, the distribution of various parts of the human body on the ear is like an inverted fetus.
(1) The earlobe is equivalent to the face. When the teeth and gingiva are swollen and painful due to‘get inflamed’, or when there are small pimples on the face, knead the earlobe with thumb and index finger, or prick bloodletting on the earlobe, which has a good therapeutic effect.
(2) The concave right at the opening of the ear hole is called the concha cavity, which is equivalent to the internal organs of the chest cavity. If this part is often stimulated, it has health care function on the blood and circulation system.
(3) The upper depression of the concha cavity is called the concha boat, which is equivalent to the abdominal cavity of the body. Massage here is helpful for digestion and can strengthen the kidney and spleen.
(4) The outer ring of the auricle is equivalent to the trunk and limbs of the body. Patients with neck, shoulder, low back and leg pain should press it more.
Through the observation of the ear, the health status of the body can be basically inferred. In fact, there are many secrets about the ear, which depends on how much people know it.
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