How to use moxibustion to treat tinnitus? What tools are better for moxibustion of tinnitus?

Moxibustion is effective for tinnitus. Tinnitus is also known as neurological tinnitus, which is called "liao jiu" or "ear whistling" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a sound that the human ear subjectively perceives without external sound or electrical stimulation. So how does moxibustion treat tinnitus? What tools are better for moxibustion of tinnitus? Let's take a look at the introduction of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network below!

Contents of this article

1. How to use moxibustion to treat tinnitus

2. What tools are better for moxibustion for tinnitus?

3. Moxibustion for treating fever

How to use moxibustion to treat tinnitus

Moxibustion acupoints for treating tinnitus: Tinghui acupoint, Ermen acupoint, Tinggong acupoint, Yifeng acupoint. The specific acupoints are shown in the figure below.

What tools are better for moxibustion for tinnitus?

You can make a cone-shaped tool by yourself, as shown in the picture below, and use moxa smoke to fumigate your ears. Or some people will make a moxibustion device by themselves, which is to use a disposable paper cup, make a hole on the bottom, insert the moxa stick into the disposable cup, and then light it, and then put the disposable paper cup with a larger diameter directly on the ear to fumigate.

Moxibustion for treating fever

The rise in regulated body temperature (more than 0.5°C) caused by the upward shift of the body temperature set point due to the action of pyrogens is also called fever. The normal body temperature of each person is slightly different and is affected by many factors (time, season, environment, menstruation, etc.). Therefore, to determine whether you have a fever, it is best to compare your body temperature with your normal body temperature under the same conditions.