Natural remedies for ear health

The ear, an organ of meaning and not only, that allows us to perceive frequencies, vibrations but also to maintain the balance of our body and balance us in space.

From these simple considerations we can understand how important it is to safeguard the health and well-being of the ear and its functionality.

Ear pathogens

> Noises: 65 decibels is the safety threshold beyond which we can talk about noise pollution . Intense noises like sirens, horns, discos, are sources of hearing aggression. Protecting yourself and avoiding it are the basic indications to prevent progressive and permanent damage.

> Cotton buds : the cotton buds are present in all our homes and we use them daily for ear hygiene. Unfortunately, the use is unfortunately clumsy or incorrect, because we do not limit ourselves to cleaning the excesses of wax in the external part but we go deeper, thus risking to push the wax at the bottom and thus form the plugs that they must be.

> Atmospheric agents : the cold, the cold temperatures, but above all the wind can be elements that attack our auditory canal, causing painful contractions. It is always good to protect yourself with a scarf or earmuff to avoid intense pain and spasm.

> Bacteria: in the pool, or at the sea, it can happen that by coming into contact with water some bacteria are carried into our ears, where they give rise to purulent and painful infections and inflammations, such as otitis. In these cases it is necessary to intervene with specific ointments and antibiotic remedies.

Natural remedies for the ear

In the event that our ear was affected by inflammatory forms and needed some "grandmother's first aid" remedies we can draw on some natural aids directly from the kitchen at home .

> Garlic : it is a powerful bactericide, which has a protective, antibacterial, antifungal, immunostimulant action. In case of ear infections of an infectious nature we can squeeze some garlic cloves, rich in allicin, and with a dropper insert 2 or 3 in the ear to leave to act for a few minutes and then rinse.

> Olive Oil and Ginger : a magical synergy that helps lubricate the ear canal and disinfect it . We use warmed olive oil with a few drops of fresh squeezed ginger, if we don't have ginger we can replace it with garlic. Some drops of the compound thus obtained in the ear perform a soothing action due to heat, dissolve any accumulations of hardened wax and ginger acts as an antimicrobial and antiviral.

> Hot salt : Heat can be an excellent soothing for ear pain, especially if caused by air blows, stagnant water or earwax hardening. The coarse salt heated and wrapped in a cloth has the property of propagating heat for a long time and absorbing excess humidity.

> Ginkgo Biloba : this powerful plant has innumerable properties including that of thinning the blood. In the case of light forms of tinnitus due to microcirculation it can represent a natural response to the disorder. We can take Ginkgo in a dry extract or in a hydro-alcoholic extract under medical supervision.

Anatomy of the ear

To say the ear is to synthesize in a very simple way the structure of an organ that in reality is very complex and that is essentially composed of three structures: the external ear, the middle ear and the inner ear.

> External ear : formed by the auricle and the auditory canal, it has a peculiar conformation which serves to convey and channel the sound waves towards the eardrum.

> Middle ear : it is a cavity that houses 3 little bones, the hammer, the anvil and the bracket, which transmit the vibrations of the sound. This channel is connected to the pharynx and opens when we swallow or yawn.

> Inner ear : we find this portion in the bones of the skull and performs the function of transforming sound waves into an electrical impulse through the acoustic nerve. The labyrinth that governs our balance is also contained in the inner ear.