There has been tinnitus in my ears. What is the reason?

Western medicine believes that tinnitus can be caused by otitis media, excessive earwax, hearing loss and other problems. Long-term exposure to high-noise environment may even damage hearing cells, leading to early hearing loss. However, if tinnitus still exists, unless it is affected by noise or ear diseases, it is likely to be related to personal physique. Chinese medicine means that tinnitus can be divided into deficiency and excess. Although it is not fatal, intermittent tinnitus will have a great impact on daily life and even affect hearing. Therefore, improving living habits, combining with proper diet and pressing acupoints can improve tinnitus.

Chen Hanxiong, a registered Chinese medicine practitioner, pointed out that "tinnitus" refers to the ringing sound in the ear, and the causes of tinnitus can be divided into solid disease and deficiency syndrome. "Deficiency is mainly caused by deficiency of kidney yin. The so-called' kidney begins to understand the ear' means that there is something wrong with the kidney, which can be reflected in the ear. If the daily body is too tired and life pressure is high, it can cause kidney deficiency; As for the empirical evidence, it is mostly related to the liver, such as liver-fire disturbance, phlegm-fire stagnation, wind-heat invasion, etc. "

Chen Xu pointed out that because of the hot weather in summer, people are more likely to feel hot and dry, and liver fire will stagnate in blood vessels. In addition, most people like to drink cold drinks, which will easily turn dampness into phlegm, leading to the bending of phlegm fire, so tinnitus is mostly a real disease in summer, and people with depressed liver are more prone to dizziness and headache.

Modern people generally have great work pressure, coupled with lack of rest and staying up late, which increases the chance of tinnitus. Dr. Chen pointed out that people who are impatient on weekdays are more prone to tinnitus. "Because these people are more eager to achieve success in their daily lives, the liver is prone to fever. If they go to bed late and are in a state of fatigue for a long time, it will increase the burden on the liver and make the real symptoms weak. In addition, if you drink cold drinks again, it will cause the fire to bend. " He suggested that such people should relax and drink less cold drinks every day.

If you have tinnitus, you must first make clear the symptoms, so that you can prescribe the right medicine. On the contrary, if the wrong prescription is used, it will aggravate the condition. If it is a solid disease, the main treatment is to promote blood circulation and eliminate phlegm, calm the liver and suppress yang. The former can be Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Paeoniae Rubra and Radix Platycodi. The latter can be Cortex Moutan, Flos Chrysanthemi, and abalone shell. As for deficiency, it is necessary to replenish deficiency, mainly by nourishing yin and reducing fire and nourishing liver and kidney. The former can be used for Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Cornus officinalis. The latter can be Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Radix Puerariae, etc.

In addition to drug therapy, daily acupoint pressing can also improve tinnitus, such as pressing Hegu (located between the back of hand and thumb and forefinger, about two inches from the tiger's mouth), Tinggong (near the tragus, the depression behind the opening) and Xiaguan (located in front of the ear, the depression under the cheekbone). Each acupoint can be repeatedly pressed for one minute, which is helpful to improve tinnitus. In addition, if dizziness occurs at the same time, you can press Taichong point (located at the instep, two inches between the big toe and the second toe) to improve the situation together. Of course, there must be regularity in daily life. We should keep enough rest, go to bed early and get up early, keep a cheerful mood, and drink more warm drinks to reduce the chance of tinnitus.