Acupressure stimulates nerves to treat tinnitus

Tinnitus occurs when nerve endings in the inner ear are damaged, creating a ringing sound and often accompanied by hearing loss. Recognizing the causes of the condition and following simple tips for tinnitus can help a lot.

Many diseases cause tinnitus - Illustration photo

Many diseases cause tinnitus

Physician Hoang Duy Tan, former vice president of Dong Nai Oriental Medicine Association, said tinnitus is the sound of cicadas chirping in the ear, which gets worse as the evening progresses. The sound can have different intensities, from soft to shrill and is always very uncomfortable, but only the person with tinnitus can hear it.

According to modern medicine, tinnitus occurs when the nerve endings of the inner ear are damaged and do not receive the correct signals or sounds, thus creating a ringing sound and often accompanied by hearing loss.

According to Oriental medicine, ear diseases are closely related to the kidneys (the kidneys open to the ears), so when treating, attention should be paid to the kidneys. According to research, there are 7 main causes of tinnitus as follows:

- Ear diseases: Mainly caused by ear diseases, for example, ear diseases including external eardrum inflammation, earwax blockage, foreign objects outside the ear, acute and chronic otitis media, eardrum perforation, otosclerosis, vertigo syndrome caused by ear diseases, auditory nerve tinnitus... can all lead to tinnitus.

- Vascular disease: Vascular diseases can also cause tinnitus, such as jugular vein glomeruloma, auricular vein dilatation, vascular malformation, hemangioma..., venous tinnitus can mostly appear noise, arterial tinnitus phenomenon like heartbeat.

- Neurological disorders: Some other diseases caused by autonomic nervous system disorders can also lead to tinnitus. For example, autonomic nervous system disorders, cerebral anemia, pre-stroke symptoms, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, anemia, diabetes, malnutrition.

- Side effects of drugs: Using many drugs that cause side effects to the ears such as Gentamicin and Steptômicin can also lead to tinnitus and hearing loss. Moreover, tinnitus appears earlier than hearing loss.

- Stress: Fatigue, lack of sleep, and too much stress can also lead to tinnitus.

- Environment: Exposure to loud noises, explosions, and prolonged loud noises can all lead to hearing loss and tinnitus.

People who work in loud noise environments need to take anti-noise measures, such as reducing noise from the source or wearing noise-canceling devices. In addition, do not use headphones for long periods of time and very loud noise.

Food and drinks: Coffee and alcohol often make tinnitus worse; smoking can reduce blood oxygen, and the micro-cells in the ear are very sensitive to oxygen, so lack of oxygen will damage the micro-cells.

Location of acupoints that can be used to help treat tinnitus

Stimulating acupuncture points to treat diseases

According to physician Hoang Duy Tan, the best method to treat tinnitus is to stimulate four acupoints including the Kidney, Tien Coc, Duong Coc and Quan Xung points.

The first three acupoints on the little finger are related to the Small Intestine Meridian, and the Guan Chong point is related to the Triple Burner Meridian. The Triple Burner Meridian and the Small Intestine Meridian both operate to the inner ear, while the Triple Burner Meridian is related to the Pericardium Meridian. Therefore, the four acupoints introduced above are very effective in treating tinnitus.

Press once, rest for a while then press again, sometimes hard, sometimes soft, doing so will reduce tinnitus, some people even recover.

You can also use the Chi Am point, press once, rest for a while then press again, sometimes hard, sometimes soft, doing so will reduce tinnitus, some people even recover.

On the feet, the Yinbai, Dadon, Zuqiaoyin, and Yongquan acupoints, of which the Second Dadon acupoint has the best effect, are the most effective. If it is just a simple disorder causing tinnitus, stimulating these acupoints 3-4 times will cure it.

Herbal remedies for tinnitus

- Tinnitus caused by noise: 10g of gotu kola, 10g of mulberry leaves, 12g of green silk thread, 16g of Chinese smilax glabra, decoct and drink. If blood pressure is high, add 10g of bamboo leaves; if blood pressure is low, add 6g of mugwort; if insomnia occurs, add 8g of acacia leaves.

- Tinnitus due to fatigue and stress : 16g black beans (roasted); 12g each of fo-ti, green do hong, evening primrose, and Chinese yam. If you sleep little and have a slow heart rate, add 12g passionflower and 6g mugwort. If you sleep little and have a fast heart rate, add 12g button and 10g of gotu kola.

- Tinnitus due to fire: 12g black beans, 6g chrysanthemum, 10g black sesame, 6g bamboo leaves, 8g pennywort, 10g artichoke. If blood pressure is high, add 50g fresh celery; if blood pressure is low, add 100g fresh Malabar spinach, 6g mugwort.

Simple tips to treat tinnitus instantly

- Place both palms on both ears, slowly rub the ear rims in a circular motion for 1 minute until the ears feel warm. Then, use the middle fingers to cover the ear holes and pull your hands out, quickly repeat about 50 times.

- Another way is to tap the eardrum by placing the palms of your hands on both sides of your ears, fingers facing backwards, slightly curved, pressing in a rhythmic pattern, one heavy and one light, do this 30 times. Then use your index and middle fingers to tap behind your ears about 30 times.

- If tinnitus persists, treat it by roasting some coarse salt, putting it in a small bag, and applying it around the ear while it is still warm. The gentle heat of the salt will help reduce tinnitus immediately.

These are just a few tips for treating tinnitus immediately. If you have chronic tinnitus, you should visit an ear, nose and throat specialist.

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