Ear infections and ST fluid in Eustacian tube

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike,

 

Mike wrote:

> So, I guess there might be a connection between stomach function and

> ear infections after all, huh?

 

See http://www.roberthelmer.ca/einfections02.html for more detail.

The complete Chinese medical diagnosis of Nathan’s [ear] condition

according to the 4 examinations was SP Xu w ST Heat, Food Stag and

Dampness/Phlegm.

 

Heat rises in many pathological processes of the body. In ear infections,

this heat travels up to the inner ear via an internal pathway or channel

that connects ST and intestines with the inner ear. This ancient TCM

theory of heat traveling up an internal pathway correlates with a study

published in the February 9, 2002 issue of The Lancet where

researchers analyzed the fluid in the ears of 54 children with ear

infections (OME). The surprised researchers found 45 of the children

digestive enzymes from the stomach (pepsin and pepsinogen) were at

concentrations 1000 times higher than expected in the child’s ears. It

appears that when a young child is lying on their back, the acidic liquid

from the stomach can flow to the back of the child’s throat and then flow

into the Eustachian tube [see Addendum 2: Eustachian Tube]. This

would then cause irritation (heat in TCM) and swelling (dampness in

TCM) thus, resulting in an ear infection. In my opinion, this sounds like

what a TCM doctor refers to as stomach heat counterflowing upwards.

This theory is also substantiated by the improvement of ear infections in

clinical practice when including Chinese herbs that clear stomach heat

and downbear counterflow in the patient’s formula.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 

Tel: (H): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0)

 

 

 

 

Ireland.

Tel: (W): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0)

 

 

 

" Man who says it can't be done should not interrupt man doing it " -

Chinese Proverb

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike,

 

Mike wrote:

> So, I guess there might be a connection between stomach function and

> ear infections after all, huh?

 

See http://www.roberthelmer.ca/einfections02.html for more detail.

The complete Chinese medical diagnosis of Nathan’s [ear] condition

according to the 4 examinations was SP Xu w ST Heat, Food Stag and

Dampness/Phlegm.

 

Heat rises in many pathological processes of the body. In ear infections,

this heat travels up to the inner ear via an internal pathway or channel

that connects ST and intestines with the inner ear. This ancient TCM

theory of heat traveling up an internal pathway correlates with a study

published in the February 9, 2002 issue of The Lancet where

researchers analyzed the fluid in the ears of 54 children with ear

infections (OME). The surprised researchers found 45 of the children

digestive enzymes from the stomach (pepsin and pepsinogen) were at

concentrations 1000 times higher than expected in the child’s ears. It

appears that when a young child is lying on their back, the acidic liquid

from the stomach can flow to the back of the child’s throat and then flow

into the Eustachian tube [see Addendum 2: Eustachian Tube]. This

would then cause irritation (heat in TCM) and swelling (dampness in

TCM) thus, resulting in an ear infection. In my opinion, this sounds like

what a TCM doctor refers to as stomach heat counterflowing upwards.

This theory is also substantiated by the improvement of ear infections in

clinical practice when including Chinese herbs that clear stomach heat

and downbear counterflow in the patient’s formula.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 

Tel: (H): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0)

 

 

 

 

Ireland.

Tel: (W): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0)

 

 

 

" Man who says it can't be done should not interrupt man doing it " -

Chinese Proverb