It is believed that the human auricle is similar to an embryo. It resembles it in shape: the head is lowered down, and the points that are responsible for the upper body are located on the lobe, and along the auditory organ are those associated with the spine, the legs are tightened, that is, the centers responsible for the lower limbs are in the middle.
It is recommended daily, for example, along with exercises, to massage the ears. It is necessary to crush their entire surface. Massage of the earlobes and their external part cannot but be effective, because they are a miniature organism. The most painful points should be given more attention.
Ear massage for all ailments
The named massage is widely practiced in Chinese medicine. On the ears there are many active points that are associated with the whole body. That is why during this procedure, the activity of the whole body and systems is activated. Blood circulation improves, the cerebral cortex is stimulated. Even if you rub your palms over your ears for only a couple of minutes, a surge of energy is felt, fatigue passes, and your head ceases to hurt. Ear massage in the morning allows you to wake up the body and improve its work.
For dizziness and cramping, for example, you should cover your ears with your hands and rub them until red. This procedure must be done several times a day. And if the work is related to mental activity, these movements should be performed every hour. If you develop the habit of doing massage, the result will not be long in coming. In addition to rubbing the ears completely, you can do this with individual fingers.
Thus, by choosing the correct massage points on the ears, you can relieve pain, mitigate the manifestations of diseases or restore the strength of the body.
Diagnosis of diseases
All people are individual, including body structure. The ears also have slight differences, however, if the latter are clearly visible, this indicates disharmony in the body systems:
- Flabby auricles signal a weakening of the immune system.
- A deformed top indicates changes in the kidneys.
- Appeared wrinkles on the urine show a predisposition to diabetes.
- Painful sensations when touching the ears indicate problems with the organ that correspond to the points on the sink.
How to do ear massage
First you need to warm up your hands, rubbing your palms. Then gently pull the ears up, then down and to the back of the head. These movements need to be repeated 3-4 times. Then rub the ears with your fingers, moving from above to the lobe. Press your palms to your auditory organ and sharply remove them. Repeat 10 times.
For a tonic massage, you need to vigorously rub both shells at once, strongly affect the lobes, pressing on them. The whole process should last at least one minute.
A tonic massage of the ears is good in the evening or with a feeling of fatigue from monotonous activity. As a result, brain activity improves, the body becomes stronger, a surge of vigor is felt.
There is acupressure for the ears, which is easy to do at home. To do this, find biologically active points. This can be done as follows: when pressed on them, quite noticeable pain is experienced. They affect the points of the ears with thin objects: a blunt toothpick or a knitting needle. You can also gently press with your fingertips, making rubbing movements. The time and power of the auricle massage are determined by individual sensations and health.
It is recommended to press in such a way that slight pain is felt, and act on each of the points for about 5 seconds, and then stop the effort. Repeat 7-8 times.
Active Points Map on the ears helps to find where to find the necessary places for massage. But, not being a professional, you can make a mistake of 1-2 mm. This is not critical, there will be no harm, and the preventive effect on the necessary systems will be unambiguously provided. By the way, each ear is responsible for the corresponding half of the body.
The effect of acupressure on well-being
Let's look at what needs to be massaged in each case:
- Increased immunity. It is necessary to massage the point, which is located at the base of the lobe. Affect the area on exhalation, stop - on inspiration. Continue the procedure for 1 minute, and repeat once a day. Such a point massage can strengthen the body's defenses, as well as speed up metabolism, improve the condition for allergies and joint diseases.
- The fight against irritability and stress. It is necessary to click on the point behind the tragus of the ear. Massaging this place, you will relieve headaches, get rid of insomnia and negative emotions.
- A surge of vigor. To do this, massage the ears with clockwise movements.
- Calmness and relaxation. Massaging the auricle counterclockwise, with light and slow circular movements.
- Eye relaxation. Act on the center of the earlobe for several minutes. It is recommended to combine this massage with eye gymnastics when resting from a computer and TV.
- Improving the work of internal organs. Massage the ears in the central part daily.
About two hundred active points are located on the ears. Only an experienced auriculotherapist can easily determine their exact location. But even doing a general massage and simple attempts to influence some areas of the ears, you can bring tangible benefits to the body and health.
Get rid of ringing with massage
You can eliminate the sudden noise by simply massaging the ears from ringing. To do this, hold the edge of the cartilage at the top of the auricle with your fingers. Then do an intensive massage. After a minute, go down to the lobes, continuing to move. And then back to the starting point.
After this procedure, the ears become warmer, which indicates the restoration of blood circulation.
Massage assistants
With the help of the current fashion, which allows you to wear several earrings, ear massage can be replaced by exposure to active points with jewelry. Reflexologists will easily mark the desired point, and in a special center they will help to pierce it. The constant impact on the projection of the problem organ will soon contribute to the improvement of its work.
Girls who like to decorate themselves with earrings or piercings should find out the active points in a certain area before piercing their ears. A correctly chosen place for an earring will help to improve the condition of internal organs, but, on the contrary, an erroneously performed puncture can harm them.
So, according to the owners of earrings placed at the appetite point, after some time, weight loss is noted. This method, which allows you to be slim, gained particular popularity in Japan.
If there is no desire to pierce your ears, you just need to attach a band-aid to these places with a grain of black pepper, sometimes pressing on them.
Contraindications for massage
As you can see, ear massage is a prolific procedure. It is also important that there are practically no contraindications for its implementation. Experts advise to refuse a massage of auricles only at acute abdominal pains.