In today’s day and age ears are one of the most abused sense organs and we often tend to take them for granted as a result. Ear problems are on the rise not only this if you often suffer from stiffness in the neck, jaws, headaches, nervous disorders, weak bones or you find it difficult to balance your body you need to start taking care of your ears. I will explain the worst and the best daily habits and some easy and highly effective practices that will keep your ears and related organs healthy for long.
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First understand why ear health is important. As commonly believed ears are not isolated organs only for hearing they are closely connected to the brain, neck, sinuses, mouth and bones there are various signs that suggest so ringing, buzzing or roaring in the ears. After hearing a loud noise suggests weak hearing power stiffness in the neck jaws.
Poor oral health trouble in speaking incapability to balance the body dizziness when trying to stand on one leg headache due to noise no deficiency yet weak bones, nervous disorders, drainage of fluid, irritation to loud noises is your body’s way of saying take care of your ears. According to WHO one in four people is projected to have hearing problems by 2050 and the major cause is exposure to loud noises it could be due to listening to loud music or working in a noisy environment but how does noise cause hearing loss.
The ear is made up of three parts that work together to process sounds. The outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. The inner ear contains tiny hair cells. These hair cells help send sound messages to the brain, loud noise can damage these hair cells. Over time as more and more hair cells get damaged hearing capability gets worse and worse apart from loud noise excessive use of earphones, long phone conversations, regular use of cotton swabs, untearingly poking fingers and rubbing the ears, stress, smoking and alcohol they all lead to the problems.
Certainly we can take measures to protect the ears. Whenever you receive a phone call in private use loudspeaker mode. For long phone conversations use earphones and keep the volume at not more than 60 percent of the maximum. In fact we should accustom ourselves to hearing at low volumes. if your work nature is such that you have to work in a noisy environment, you should always keep earplugs handy with yourself easily available at any chemist shop. This pocket friendly device is a boon for the ears simply roll plug it in and work peacefully.
Ears are a self-cleaning organ there is no need to be paranoid about cleaning the earwax. In fact ear wax is extremely important for not only lubrication of the ears but also it protects the ears from various problems. So using cotton swabs on daily basis is a strict no-no. There are other safe ways to clean the excessive wax. Ayurveda considers the ears to be a primary vata organ which is closely related to the bone tissue layer and nervous tissue layer. Ayurveda provides an easy practice for ear care that literally takes a few seconds to complete and is helpful incurbing most disorders of the ear.
Ear oiling, this practice is recommended in ayurvedic scriptures to such an extent. That if a person does not have enough time for body massage. He or She should at least oil the three body parts, the head, the inside of the ears and the soles of the feet. Certainly there are levels to it depending on individual needs.
Level One: If you are currently facing no problems with the ear and would like to keep them that way for long You should just do this every morning after taking bath. First gently clean dry your ear with a cotton cloth then using your index finger gently apply a little pure cold pressed oil in each of your ears. It could be mustard or sesame oil. This will not only keep the problems at bay, but also you would notice ear wax coming off easily. This follows the principle that oil has the ability to attach with itself dirt particles.
Level Two: If you swim regularly or you often suffer from ear infections or ear pain or your ears are often exposed to loud noises. You should do karna prati sarnam using garlic oil. Most ear infections are viral and thus remain untreated by antibiotics that’s where garlic oil which is known for its antibacterial and antiviral effects is so useful.
To make it in a pan take about 50 ml of cold pressed sesame oil to this put two cloves of garlic peeled from its bulb and skin. Then pounded on a non-porous surface in the oil let them cook on low flame until garlic turns brownish. Strain off the garlic and let the oil cool down to a warm temperature recheck the temperature of the oil before putting it in the ears. Now dip cotton or gauze in the oil and apply to the first centimeter of the ear opening. Keep the oil handy for future use and every time before using place the bottle in hot water to warm it up doing this before bedtime at night two to three times a week is sufficient.
Level Three: For the one who is suffering from major problems. Not just with the ear but also the related organs like neck brain and physiological imbalance. Karan purine is a time-tested ancient ritual for re-establishing harmony in the year. Karan is the sanskrit word for year and puran means to fill. The technique involves heating the oil and then cooling it to a warm temperature, then pouring this warm clean pure cold pressed sesame oil into the outer ear canal and letting it absorb for about 15 minutes. The oil then cleaned off by sitting up and facing the other side.
So that the oil directly drains out and not into the sinuses pouring can be done using a gauze sterilized cotton or a clean spoon. It is the best way to draw vata out of the ears. In fact in certain cases bubbles start to emerge from the oil indicating excess air or vata. Karan puran has a deeply grounding effect and is recommended before sleeping. It can be done once a month by anybody and more often for patients provided there is no tear in the eardrum and no problem of drainage of fluid from here. Since it is an advanced practice it is generally advised in the presence of someone. Sometimes garlic oil or other medicated oils are also used as per the advice of ayurvedic practitioner. Even though modern medical science does not suggest oiling the ears.