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One spring afternoon, a sudden spring rain broke Li Jing's peaceful life.
Li Jing is a senior pharmacist who always shuttles between bottles and cans and prescription orders on weekdays.
The rain came down without warning, so she had to run to the roof of the building to collect her clothes. In the midst of her busyness, she met her neighbor's aunt Zhang, who also came to collect clothes.
While collecting clothes, the two chatted casually about family life. As we chatted, the conversation unconsciously turned to health.
Granny Zhang suddenly talked about her experience of going to the hospital a few days ago, "The doctor told me that many health problems are actually showing signs long before we realize it. ”
Li Jing asked curiously, "Oh, what did the doctor say?"
Granny Zhang replied: "The doctor said that the health of the ear can often reflect a person's lifespan. I thought it was a novelty when I heard it. ”
"Ears, what's going on?" Li Jing was more interested.
"The doctor said that three manifestations of the ear can be seen. First of all, if there are no visible wrinkles in the earlobes, this usually means good circulation and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
Second, the ears are able to maintain a good blood color, not particularly pale or excessively red, indicating a stable blood oxygen level.
Finally, the elasticity of the ear, if the earlobe is soft and elastic to the touch, this is usually related to the amount of collagen in the body.
It is also a sign of youthful status. Granny Zhang carefully repeated the doctor's words.
Li Jing pondered, this view is indeed rare in medicine, but it is not unreasonable.
She remembers that in pharmaceutical research, blood circulation was indeed closely linked to many factors associated with longevity. Cardiovascular health is directly related to the blood supply throughout the body, including the ears.
Blood oxygen levels reflect the health of the respiratory and circulatory systems. As for collagen, it is an important component in maintaining the elasticity of the skin and soft tissues.
"Have you ever noticed that many long-lived old people have quite healthy ears?" said Granny Zhang with a smile.
Li Jing smiled back: "I really didn't pay much attention to this. However, speaking of which, one of my regular customers has a very healthy ear, she is in her nineties, and she can still come to the pharmacy to get her own medicine. ”
After a while, Granny Zhang mentioned another case she had heard in the hospital.
A middle-aged man came to the doctor with frequent ear pain and hearing loss.
After examination, doctors found that he had severe high blood pressure and early heart disease. The problem of the ear turned out to be due to high blood pressure affecting the microcirculation in the ear.
Li Jing was very surprised when she heard this, she didn't expect that the ear problem could be linked to cardiovascular disease.
They packed up their things and walked down the stairs slowly, reflecting on their health, especially their ears, which they usually don't pay much attention to.
At the end of the article, the question is raised: why is there so little direct correlation between the performance of the ear and overall health in modern medical research?
This question leads us to a deeper discussion: while conventional wisdom and some scattered medical examples support the association between the ear and health, modern medicine has not paid much attention to the systematic study of this relationship.
Possible reasons include limitations of the study, such as insufficient sample size, complexity of study design, and a greater clinical bias to focus on obvious health indicators and disease symptoms.
In addition, changes in the ear are subtle and often overlooked, which may be why they are rarely the focus of research in large-scale clinical trials.
To verify that the health of the ear can indeed reflect overall longevity, more scientific data and meticulous mechanistic studies are needed to support it.
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