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Ear & Nose Piercing Can Have These Surprising Health Benefits

Piercing the ear and nose is not only to make a style statement but it also comes along with a host of health benefits for your body! Read to know.

By Sravia Sivaram

Ear and nose piercing is more than just a means to adorn your body. According to Vedic rituals, ear and nose piercing has several health benefits for the body of a woman.

Piercing is a common practice in rural India and many from other parts of India are observing this as a fashion statement.

Specifically, it helps brain development, which is very rapid from eight months onwards.

Ear and nose piercing has been practised since ancient times. Some women wear a nose stud in the left ear to relieve herself of the intense pain.

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In scientific community, ear and nose piercings would be classified under alternative medicine. Specifically, this falls under acupuncture, the process of treating physical, mental and emotional ailments by stimulating the pressure points in the body using thin noodles.

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Another pressure point in the ear is the hunger point that is responsible for the digestive function.

In this article, we have listed some of the best benefits of ear piercing and nose piercing.

#1 For Overall Female Vitality:

#1 For Overall Female Vitality:

In Ayurveda, the left side of the nose is associated with the female reproductive organ. The piercing made by the nose ring on the left side of the nose is said to promote the overall vitality of a woman.

#2 For Pain-free Child Birth:

#2 For Pain-free Child Birth:

Nose pierced on the left side reduces the pain in delivering a child. It is a common belief in rural India that nose ring makes the process of child birth easier.

#3 For Menstrual Pain:

#3 For Menstrual Pain:

Wearing a nose ring on the left side of the nose lessens the menstrual pain for women. This is one of the best health benefits of nose piercing.

#4 For Mental Power:

#4 For Mental Power:

Piercing the ears will help to circulate the blood in a proper way. Proper blood transmission to the brain will help increase the memory power.

#5 For Greater Immunity:

#5 For Greater Immunity:

The middle of the ear is mostly responsible for immunization. Hence, piercing the ears is good for both boys and girls. It also solves the problem of irregular menstruation.

#6 Helps Generate Sperm:

#6 Helps Generate Sperm:

For men, the piercing of ears will help generate sperm. In most of the Indian communities, even men are mandatorily subjected to ear piercing.

#7 For Eyesight:

#7 For Eyesight:

According to acupuncture, the centre of the ear is directly attached to the vision of the eyes. Piercing here gives pressure to this and directly benefits the eye. This is one of the top benefits of ear piercing.

#8 For Healthy Ears:

#8 For Healthy Ears:

The acupressure point in the ear hole is called master sensor and master cerebral. This point is known to possess the power of hearing. Piercing the ears will also help to get rid of tetanus.

Story first published: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 18:26 [IST]
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