"Mom, where is the ear pick at home? Why can't I find it?"
"You want to pick your ears again? This thing can't be used frequently!"
Xiaolin's mother said as she took out the ear pick from the cabinet To Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin carefully rummaged through it twice and felt very depressed when he saw that the ear pick was "empty".
This happened not once or twice. Recently, Xiao Lin always felt that his ears were itchy, but he used an ear pick to pick out a few times, but nothing could be found. Xiao Lin even once wondered if he was sick. .
My ears are itchy, but why can’t I get anything out?
In most people's understanding, itchy ears are definitely linked to "earwax": as long as the ears are itchy, just take out the earwax.
In fact, this is not the case. Earwax is a substance secreted by the earwax glands. It is used to stick to dust and bacteria to prevent dirt from infecting the inside of the ear and causing disease. Under normal secretion conditions, earwax will not cause itchiness in the ears, and excess earwax will fall off on its own with chewing and exercise.
Therefore, having itchy ears but nothing comes out has little to do with earwax, but to other factors.
If your ears are itchy but you can't take them out, it's probably because of these two reasons
① Your brain is "lying about the military situation"
To put it simply, the ears are not itchy, but the brain is conveying the feeling of itching.
This is because the skin inside the ears is very thin. If you often pick your ears, the degree of stimulation to blood vessels and nerves will be greater . The brain has a memory function. If you pick your ears for a long time, it will remember this "feeling of pleasure", which will lead to addiction.
Yes, ear picking can also be "addictive". Over time, even if the ears are not itchy, the brain may "lie about military intelligence " in order to "feel good" and control the body to pick the ears. As a result, even if the ears are itchy, the ears will not itch. There is a situation where nothing can be paid out.
② There may be bacterial or fungal infection
If you often pick out your ears, the earwax will be removed relatively cleanly, and your resistance to bacteria and fungi may also decrease. Ears are more susceptible to infection.
Such as Streptococcus , Staphylococcus aureus , etc. After these things enter the ear, they multiply and metabolize on the surface of the ear skin, irritate and cause infection, and may also cause frequent itching of the ears. However, bacteria are invisible to the naked eye after all. Even if you dig frequently, it is difficult to find anything.
In addition to not recommending frequent ear picking, cleaning pillows frequently, scrubbing the external auditory canal when washing face, etc. are also effective ways to prevent bacterial and fungal infections inside the ears.
It can be seen that it is not a good habit to frequently pick out the ears. If the ears are often itchy but nothing can be removed, it is more important to stop in time to ensure the cleanness and health of the ears.
In addition, in addition to picking out the ears to relieve itching, some folk remedies will use "oil drops" on the ears to relieve itching. The correctness of this method is also open to question.
Is it possible to "drop oil" into the ears to relieve itching?
Many friends may have heard of this method from the older generation. In fact, the principle is also very simple: use the lubricity of oil to soften earwax at the same time , turn the ear to one side and "bring out" the earwax through gravity.
Regardless of whether this method is feasible or not, as mentioned above, most of the reasons for itchy ears in have nothing to do with earwax. If you use oil drops to clean earwax, may increase the invasion of bacteria and fungi. The possibility of , exacerbating the condition of itchy ears.
On the other hand, oil is not something you can just drip. If you do it at home without authorization, may accidentally drip too much and cause blockage. On the contrary, it will affect your hearing or cause irritation and inflammation, which is very dangerous.
Therefore, dripping oil into the ears to relieve itching is not a good method, and it is very dangerous. Even if you want to clean earwax, it is recommended to go to a specialized hospital and let a doctor perform regular cleaning operations. Do not try it without authorization to avoid ear injury.
However, there are still friends who are very helpless. They don’t want to pay for it, and the oil dripping is too dangerous. But when the ears are itchy, the feeling is really unbearable. In fact, you can use healthier and more scientific methods to relieve ear itching.
How to relieve ear itching? You might as well try these 3 methods
①Massage the root of the ear
The skin of the ear is very thin and mostly composed of brittle bones. When the outside of the ear is pressed, the inside can also deform and rub against each other, thereby achieving the effect of relieving itching. .
Therefore, when your ears are itchy, you can properly massage the base of your ears and use external squeezing to promote internal friction and blood circulation, thereby relieving itching, which is healthy and safe.
② Gently wipe the external auditory canal with alcohol
If you often feel itchy ears, you can relieve the itching by reducing the bacterial or fungal flora.
For example, you can use a cotton swab to lightly dip some medical alcohol and apply it on your external auditory canal. The alcohol can quickly sterilize and reduce inflammation, and will evaporate quickly without causing any impact or irritation to the ear skin. It is recommended to try .
③ Chew a piece of chewing gum
The ear canal and the chewing muscles of the mouth are connected. When we chew, the ear canal will also squirm together, which can have the effect of rubbing and relieving itching.
If you feel your ears are itchy, you might as well find something chewy, such as chewing gum, and chew it properly for a while. The itching in your ears can also be relieved a lot.
In short, if your ears are itchy but you can't remove them, you can't just blame the "earwax". Identifying the cause and scientifically alleviating it is the best choice for ear health. However, if the itchy ears do not get better, you should also be alert to possible inflammation or disease, go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time, and do not be careless.
References:
[1] Don’t pick out your ears casually[J]. Family Medicine : Medical Selection and Drug Selection, 2017(9):1.
[2] Wang Guo. There is no need to "tickle" the ears[J]. People's Weekly, 2021, 000(006):P.74-74.
