Is Pushing on Your Tragus Bad?

[geg1992]

I think that's what it's called. The little flap on your ear?

As I read this can cause pressure on the ear drum. I usually do this when I hear loud noises or to stupidly listen to my T. Other people mention just putting their fingers in their ear but it doesn't seem to block out much sound.

Thanks.

 

[Stink]

As I read this can cause pressure on the ear drum.

where do you read this? i say that's not true.

pushing on tragus is safe, cant understand why it would not be!

 

[Steve]

It's the best way to safely block external sound (I learned that from an episode of "The Avengers" when I was little). If you push hard and keep on doing it then the pressure won't do you any favours but a s technique for blocking noise it's sound.

Doing it to listen to your T is very bad, just means that you keep on reminding yourself to hear it, which lets it entrench in your brain as something you should hear..

 

[geg1992]

where do you read this? i say that's not true.

pushing on tragus is safe, cant understand why it would not be!

Thanks, Stink. I can't actually remember, I'll try and find it again. I read something about it creating a sort or vacumn which harms the ear drum, I thought it was a load of rubbish but better to be safe than sorry.