Cleaning Ears Nose and Throat
Sensory organ of the body i.e., sense of smell, taste, hearing and talking are included in this faculty. These senses are interrelated. Learning to talk depends upon hearing.
Care : It is but natural that we should keep our body clean, but this do not mean that we should be over zealous in doing so.
Ear : It is not necessary to clean the ear with water and cotton buds.
Cleaning of the ear should be left alone to nature, which does not normally fail. The little greasy matter commonly known as wax, is good for the ear and should not be removed, unless it is causing pain and obstruction in hearing. Little bit of wax is good as it protects our middle ear. It is not dirt as many people believe.
Tongue : Cleaning of tongue and throat either with fingers or tongue cleaners is absolutely unnecessary for normal healthy human beings and it is a bad habit.
Nose : Cleaning of nose is only required if you have nasal cold, with nasal discharge either watery or thick glue type. Under the circumstances, you should blow your nose gently, either one nostril at one time of both together either in your handkerchief or in the wash basin. Cleaning or blowing the nose with force can damage the ears.
Cleaning the nose can be done with ordinary water.
Noise Pollution : Noise is high dicibel level (very high volume of noise) is bad for ears and should be avoided at home and outside. When attending parties and cinemas, where the sound of music is high, cotton ear plugs are recommend.
Slapping the Face : Parents, teachers and husbands are generally the culprits. It can cause damage to the lower tymphone membranes and hence avoided.
Common Cold : It is a very common condition. Doctor treats it in 7 days and nature cures in one week. It is better to depend on nature and treat symptomatically, like steam or tincture benzine inhalation, saline gargling etc.
Sinusitis : The common causes are allergy and infection of the nose. Inhalation of steam in the night, breathing exercises or pranayama will be helpful, medical attention would be necessary.
