What's the matter with the cicada sound in my ears?

Many people have ear problems. In fact, this is generally caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain, or high blood sugar and blood lipids. If the ear problems are not obvious, you can observe first, control your blood lipids, improve the insufficient blood supply to the brain, eat a light diet, and try not to eat high-sugar foods to avoid high blood sugar. If you still have ear problems, go to the ENT department of the hospital as soon as possible.

Chinese medicine practitioners point out that "tinnitus" refers to ringing sounds in the ears. The causes of tinnitus can be divided into real symptoms and virtual symptoms. "Vital symptoms are mainly caused by kidney yin deficiency. As the saying goes, 'the kidney opens up to the ear', if there is a problem with the kidney, it can be reflected in the ear. For example, daily physical fatigue and high stress in life can cause kidney deficiency. As for real symptoms, they are mostly related to the liver. Symptoms such as liver fire disturbance, phlegm and fire accumulation, and wind-heat invasion are all real symptoms."

Since the weather is hot in summer, people are more likely to feel dry and hot, and liver fire will stagnate in the blood vessels. In addition, most people like to drink cold drinks, which can easily turn dampness into phlegm and cause phlegm and fire to accumulate. Therefore, if you often hear the sound of cicadas in your ears in summer, it is mostly a real symptom. People with a strong liver constitution are more likely to experience dizziness and headaches.

Modern people generally have high work pressure, coupled with lack of rest and late sleep, which increases the chance of tinnitus. Dr. Chen pointed out that people who are impatient in their daily lives are more likely to suffer from tinnitus, "because these people are more impatient and irritable in their daily lives, which makes the liver easily hot. 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 appear virtual. In addition, if they drink cold drinks, it can cause phlegm and fire to accumulate." He suggested that these people should relax and drink less cold drinks on a daily basis.

If tinnitus occurs, you must first identify the type of symptoms so that you can prescribe the right medicine. Otherwise, if the wrong medicine is used, the condition will be aggravated. If it is a solid disease, the main treatment methods are to promote blood circulation and resolve phlegm and calm the liver and suppress yang. The former can use Chuanxiong, red peony root, and Platycodon; while the latter can use peony bark, chrysanthemum, abalone shell, etc. As for deficiency syndrome, it is necessary to replenish the deficiency, mainly to nourish yin and reduce fire and nourish the liver and kidneys. The former can use raw rehmannia, cooked rehmannia, and raw cornus fruit; the latter can use yam, licorice, kudzu root, etc.

In addition to medication, acupoint pressing can also be used in daily life to improve the frequent cicada sounds in the ears, such as pressing the Hegu point (located on the back of the hand, between the thumb and index finger, about two inches from the base of the thumb), the Tinggong point (close to the front of the tragus, in the depression after opening the mouth) and the Xiaguan point (located in the front of the ear, in the depression under the cheekbone). Each acupoint can be pressed repeatedly for one minute to help improve tinnitus problems. In addition, if you also have dizziness problems, you can press the Taichong point (located on the dorsum of the foot, two inches above the middle of the big toe and second toe) to improve the condition. Of course, your daily routine should also be regular. You should get enough rest, go to bed early and get up early, maintain a cheerful mood, and drink more warm drinks to reduce the chance of tinnitus.