Well a very close friend of mine used to make me nervous by saying "Why do u have so many health problems?". Living in Asia, Men are supposed to have no problems and be strong as Hercules, these are considered to be girly things but findin this page has given me a lot of confidence :)
I remember when i was in 9th grade, i suddenly started having red hot ears, the ears would go so hot that they would look almost purple in color. Had a very bad effect on social life at that time and most imp. of all on my studies. I was the one who in winter was turning on the Fan, putting Cold water on my ears but i was like some sort of a evil spell. One of my ears had to go red hot every winter night(This only happened in winters)for almost abt hr and a half!
Then when i came to univ, i found one other amazing problem to accompany me in summer and then i found out that this new problem has nothing to do with temperature i.e dislocated TMJ. This is very painfull as well, pain everyday in half head, TMJ, neck and sometimes shoulders as well, and limited mouth opening. One thing that is amazing when one problem is making me crazy, the other is not there. Maybe thats a law of nature.
You must be thinking about Doctors, i consulted a lot of them. All of their explanations were absolute crap and nonsense to even a non medical guy like me. I am actually computer and info. systems engineer. For TMJ, they say there is no cure, you can just put splints and there is a surgery that has a success rate of 30%(i cant recall exactly). For them, red ears arent a problem, its very normal!
Well just abt a yr back I went to a HAKEEM(These are doctors found in South East Asian countries like Pakistan who use herbal medicines and have completely different concepts than a MBBS). One reason that i am writing this is to share what i was advised by Hakim. This is not a cure just another temporary relief:
POUR ABOUT FEW DROPS OF WARM ALMOND OIL IN YOUR EARS. Yes few drops of almond oil in ears, NOT at the time of redness(it will only increase it then) but before the time u think it usually happens(e.g. b4 goin to a closed place or for me its usually dinner parties in winter). Now the Oil should be Warm if not a little HOT, remember Cold oil will do no difference. Infact it only increases the problem for me. Try this for a few days and u will see the difference. A few warm almond oil drops in nose also helps in reducing the tension headaches caused by TMJ problem. However, unfortunately this are just temporary reliefs but better to have something than nothing.
Now what i have learnt over the time is Yes people will notice red ears, some will make fun of it but in the end its us whose lack of confidence actually allows them to do so. So have complete faith in urselves, Any sort of health problem part. this one is not our fault. Now i try my best not to give any impression about any uneasiness i am feeling bcuz of this. However i have to thank God, that this Redness has decreased with the course of time, now the redness is less and duration has considerably reduced. I hope it will finish very soon.
I hope this helps someone. Share your success stories as well. Regards.
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Well a very close friend of mine used to make me nervous by saying "Why do u have so many health problems?". Living in Asia, Men are supposed to have no problems and be strong as Hercules, these are considered to be girly things but findin this page has given me a lot of confidence :)
I remember when i was in 9th grade, i suddenly started having red hot ears, the ears would go so hot that they would look almost purple in color. Had a very bad effect on social life at that time and most imp. of all on my studies. I was the one who in winter was turning on the Fan, putting Cold water on my ears but i was like some sort of a evil spell. One of my ears had to go red hot every winter night(This only happened in winters)for almost abt hr and a half!
Then when i came to univ, i found one other amazing problem to accompany me in summer and then i found out that this new problem has nothing to do with temperature i.e dislocated TMJ. This is very painfull as well, pain everyday in half head, TMJ, neck and sometimes shoulders as well, and limited mouth opening. One thing that is amazing when one problem is making me crazy, the other is not there. Maybe thats a law of nature.
You must be thinking about Doctors, i consulted a lot of them. All of their explanations were absolute crap and nonsense to even a non medical guy like me. I am actually computer and info. systems engineer. For TMJ, they say there is no cure, you can just put splints and there is a surgery that has a success rate of 30%(i cant recall exactly). For them, red ears arent a problem, its very normal!
Well just abt a yr back I went to a HAKEEM(These are doctors found in South East Asian countries like Pakistan who use herbal medicines and have completely different concepts than a MBBS). One reason that i am writing this is to share what i was advised by Hakim. This is not a cure just another temporary relief:
POUR ABOUT FEW DROPS OF WARM ALMOND OIL IN YOUR EARS. Yes few drops of almond oil in ears, NOT at the time of redness(it will only increase it then) but before the time u think it usually happens(e.g. b4 goin to a closed place or for me its usually dinner parties in winter). Now the Oil should be Warm if not a little HOT, remember Cold oil will do no difference. Infact it only increases the problem for me. Try this for a few days and u will see the difference. A few warm almond oil drops in nose also helps in reducing the tension headaches caused by TMJ problem. However, unfortunately this are just temporary reliefs but better to have something than nothing.
Now what i have learnt over the time is Yes people will notice red ears, some will make fun of it but in the end its us whose lack of confidence actually allows them to do so. So have complete faith in urselves, Any sort of health problem part. this one is not our fault. Now i try my best not to give any impression about any uneasiness i am feeling bcuz of this. However i have to thank God, that this Redness has decreased with the course of time, now the redness is less and duration has considerably reduced. I hope it will finish very soon.
I hope this helps someone. Share your success stories as well. Regards.