Don’t Ignore Small Body Signals Science New Life News 2013-8-27
Hiccups, ringing in the ears, and fluttering eyelids …… Our bodies may send out small signals every day, and while in most cases these small abnormalities disappear quickly, sometimes they are like difficult demons or even portend “disaster.
Specialists
Yang Liqiang, Pain Diagnosis Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
Deputy Chief Physician, Pain Center, Xuanwu Hospital
The eyelid jumping to be careful of the real “disaster”
It is often said that “the left eye jumps for wealth and the right eye jumps for disaster”, but in fact, eyelid jumping has nothing to do with luck or disaster, but is a condition of the facial nerve. The eyes are closed and opened by the muscles around the eyes under the control of the nerves, if the nerves governing these muscles are overexcited, the eyelids will be free from the brain’s command, involuntarily jumping, difficult to control.
Occasional eyelid jumping does not need to be treated
In life, many people have the symptom of eyelid jumping. If only one eye jumps occasionally, it is mostly related to factors such as overwork, poor rest and emotional tension. This eyelid jumping is generally a subjective feeling, and you may not even see your eyelid jumping when you look in the mirror. For this temporary eyelid jumping generally does not require treatment.
The eyelids always jumping beware of facial muscle spasm
If the eyelids always keep jumping, and even drive the eyebrows and corners of the mouth twitch together, it may be a facial nerve problem. This is mostly because the facial nerve is compressed by blood vessels and lead to facial muscle spasm, but also exclude the facial muscle spasm caused by tumor compression of the facial nerve, so for this eyelid jumping should be promptly consulted.
n hot compress massage can relieve eye muscle fatigue
1, eyelid jumping is mostly caused by mental tension, so the more attention you pay to your eyelids it may jump more serious. Therefore, to distract attention, while paying attention to rest, to relieve tension, anxiety.
2, you can gently massage the eyes, appropriate hot compresses can relieve muscle fatigue and promote blood circulation.
3. If you have a chronic eye disease, you can use anti-inflammatory eye medication and rest for a while, the symptoms will ease or disappear.
Hiccups are the most complicated cause
You can get hiccups if you choke on your food, hiccups if you eat too much spicy food, hiccups if you get cold air …… Hiccups are medically known as “erratic” and all hiccups are caused by spasm of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is located between the thoracic and abdominal cavities, and it separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity like a hat. Stimulation of any of the nerves above or below the diaphragm can cause spasms, resulting in hiccups.
Short-term hiccups are normal
Temporary hiccups can occur when the stomach is irritated by cold, a full meal, eating too quickly, or after eating dry or hard food. These hiccups are not considered a disease and usually stop on their own within an hour, and can often be relieved with some hot water, so there is no need to see a doctor.
Persistent hiccups are a complex problem
Hiccups are a common part of life, but if you can’t stop hiccuping, you should be careful. The “root” of the phrenic nerve is in the neck, and prolonged hiccups are often caused by prolonged stimulation of the phrenic nerve or its center, such as brain tumors, spinal cord inflammation, and cervical disc herniation.
In addition, the liver, stomach and pancreas are below the diaphragm, and the lungs, pleura, heart and esophagus are above it, so no matter which of these “brothers” is diseased, they may compress the diaphragm and cause persistent hiccups.
To eliminate hiccups, hold your breath
1. Take a deep breath in, then hold it for as long as you can, then exhale and repeat several times. This method increases the concentration of carbon dioxide in the airway and reduces the excitability of the vagus nerve, thus interfering with the neurological reflex activity of hiccups.
2. Drink boiling water, especially slightly hot water, take a large sip and swallow it in small portions. This method is similar to the breath-holding method, as it interferes with the neurological reflexes of hiccups by increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide.
3. Use both thumbs to press on the eyes without excessive force. This method can reflexively regulate the vagus nerve, which in turn controls hiccups.
Tinnitus and buzzing in the ears, middle-aged and elderly people should be “alert”
Many people have experienced tinnitus – a sudden “buzzing” sound in the ears and a feeling of loud and small noises in the ears. For young people, tinnitus may be a sign of excessive fatigue or neurasthenia, but if tinnitus occurs in middle-aged or older people, you should be more careful.
Tinnitus in young people is mostly due to neurasthenia
Nowadays, there are more and more young people suffering from tinnitus, and most of them are suffering from too much pressure from work and study, long-term sleep deprivation and neurasthenia, which lead to ear nerve dysfunction and thus induce neurological tinnitus. Therefore, to deal with this kind of tinnitus, you should get more rest, avoid excessive anxiety, use less headphones to avoid noise, and try not to use drugs that aggravate tinnitus symptoms.
Beware of tinnitus in middle-aged and elderly people
Tinnitus in middle-aged and elderly people may also indicate problems such as hemangioma and vascular malformation inside the ear. Therefore, if tinnitus occurs frequently, you should never ignore it and have it checked promptly. In addition, tinnitus may also be a precursor to stroke. Before a stroke, the patient’s blood pressure fluctuates greatly and the blood supply to the inner ear is restricted, which will produce tinnitus in some patients. Therefore, patients with a history of stroke should be especially careful and should seek medical attention promptly if tinnitus occurs.
Itchy skin The root of the disease is in the heart
Not acne, not ringworm, but just a burst of intense itching, and then slowly grow a rice-sized papule …… original, due to the increasing pressure of study and work, many students and office workers are suffering from neurodermatitis – excessive tension, excitement The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on this kind of things.
The consequences of ignoring dermatitis are serious
Neurodermatitis is usually a localized attack. Although some patients eventually get rid of this dermatitis by adjusting their psychology, in most cases neurodermatitis does not heal itself and is more difficult to deal with. Sometimes it may also flare up extensively or become infected secondary to scratching. Therefore, if you feel itchy skin don’t take it lightly, not only to avoid excessive tension, but also to prohibit scratching. At the same time, be sure to seek medical attention and use medication under the guidance of a doctor.
Special Tip.
Blocking ganglion to adjust subhealth
Many office workers feel stressed, making a considerable number of people’s physical condition between the critical state of health and disease – sub-health. However, in addition to relaxation, exercise, and proper diet, medical experts have also developed the method of stellate ganglion block to prevent and treat subhealth symptoms.
The stellate ganglion is located in the neck and is called the stellate ganglion because it is relatively large and contains many protrusions, like stars. The stellate ganglion is responsible for the sympathetic nerves in the head, face, neck, upper limbs and upper chest. It can increase the contraction of the heart muscle, increase the heart rate, constrict the coronary vessels, dilate the bronchi, increase the secretion of glands, dilate the pupils, relax the ciliary muscle, promote the secretion of adrenal hormones, promote the breakdown of liver glycogen, increase blood sugar and increase red blood cells. Therefore, if some drugs are injected into the tissues of the stellate ganglion, the continuously tense sympathetic nerves can be temporarily relaxed, thus gradually restoring the balance of the autonomic nervous system, the endocrine system and the immune system, and achieving the purpose of disease prevention and treatment.
This method has been widely used in Japan for the prevention and treatment of sub-health states. In addition to allergies and various pain disorders, this method is also effective in the treatment of dysmenorrhea, menopausal syndrome, sudden deafness, facial paralysis, etc.