Can you twist a child's ears?

Hyperactivity and naughtiness are synonymous with almost every child. If a child does something particularly stupid that makes parents angry, they will often twist the child's ears hard. It seems to have been like this since ancient times. In fact, this is completely wrong. The ear is connected to the brain. If you twist it hard, the first thing that will happen is congestion in the ear. In severe cases, you may even experience deafness and tinnitus. The following is some information about not twisting children's ears.

The human ear is an extremely sensitive organ. Under the skin at the base of the ear, there are multiple overlapping nerve branches, including the greater auricular nerve, lesser occipital nerve, vagus nerve, etc. Pinching the base of the ear will cause severe pain. This pain can lead to reactions such as increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and faster breathing. Pinching it hard enough to make a person faint. Not only twisting the ears, sometimes a slap on the ear can be equally dangerous.

Deep inside the ear is the brain, which is the connection point between the brain stem and the spinal cord. The skin and muscles at the base of the ear are extremely thin. If they are hit hard and damage the brain, they can be fatal. Hitting the ears may also cause rupture of the middle eardrum due to external shock and impact of air waves. The consequences are bleeding in the ear, pain, tinnitus, and even hearing loss. Sometimes, it is accompanied by dizziness, nausea, shock, and even temporal bone fracture, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, coma, facial paralysis, concussion, etc. In severe cases, it can also be fatal.

Although twisting the ears will not cause damage to the eardrum, frequent pulling can cause congestion, swelling and pain in the ears, especially in winter when exposed ears are prone to mild frostbite. Pulling a child's ears at this time can easily cause damage to the ear cartilage, infection or hematoma, and even auricular perichondritis. Children who often have their ears pulled have a significantly increased chance of developing auricular pseudocyst when they grow up.

The huge pulling force will not only cause severe pain, but also cause deformation, congestion, swelling and pain in the child's ears, and lead to fracture or contusion of the child's auricle cartilage. If not treated promptly, it may lead to deformity of the child's ear shape, seriously affecting the child's physical and mental health.