Massage to treat tinnitus and deafness in the elderly

Tinnitus, deafness, and deafness in traditional medicine are very common diseases, especially in the elderly.

80% of people over 75 years old have this condition and it is often accompanied by other symptoms such as headache, dizziness, vertigo, and insomnia.

The cause is due to ear diseases such as infection..., due to narrowing of the auditory nerve causing disturbance of blood vessels supplying the ear area or due to side effects of drugs such as some antibiotics, aspirin; due to frequent exposure to noise for a long time; but mainly due to chronic infection, due to age and the effects of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes...

Symptoms are that the patient feels like there is a cicada sound in the ear, sometimes feels like there is wind whistling in the ear, louder at night causing difficulty sleeping, hearing gradually becomes worse, can affect one or both ears, accompanied by the patient feeling back pain, blurred vision... When this condition persists, it will affect sleep, ability to concentrate leading to fatigue, physical weakness.

Elderly people with this disease are often pessimistic, avoiding people due to difficulty in communication, making children and friends less willing to talk. According to traditional medicine, tinnitus and deafness are directly related to the kidney. To treat, in addition to cases of physical damage to the ear that need to be treated by a specialist, the rest can use oriental medicine measures such as decoction, acupuncture, massage, health care... very effectively.

Here is an introduction to self-massage and acupressure to nourish the kidneys, clear the ears, and improve hearing for your reference and application. You should persevere in doing it, 1-2 times a day, each time for about 15-20 minutes.

Fengchi acupressure point

Acupressure point: Use your index finger or middle finger to simultaneously press on the hearing point on both ears and massage for 1-2 minutes.

Acupressure point:Use your index or middle fingers to simultaneously press on the Yinfeng acupoints on both ears and massage for 1-2 minutes.

Fengchi acupressure point: Use two thumbs to press on the Phong Tri point and massage for about 1-2 minutes.

Lumbar rub: Place both hands behind the back, rub the muscles on both sides of the lumbar spine with the palms until they feel warm.

Press the Taixi point: Use two thumbs to press the Taixi point for 1-2 minutes.

Place both palms on both ears, slowly rub the ear rims in a circular motion for 1 minute until both ears feel warm. Next, use your middle fingers to cover the ear holes and pull them out, quickly repeat about 50 times (should wash hands clean, fingernails cut short to avoid damaging the ears).

Ear drum tapping: Cup both hands, place palms on both sides of the ears, fingers pointing backwards, press rhythmically, one heavy one light, do this 30 times. Then use the index and middle fingers to tap behind the ears 30 times.

Note:

Pay attention to keeping your ears clean to avoid infections or improper earwax removal that can damage your ears.

If you have diseases such as atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic nephritis, etc., you should treat them early.

When taking medication, pay attention to side effects to avoid damage to the auditory nerve.

Should avoid places that are too noisy and crowded.

According to Health & Life - nt