Hearing that it was a nerve issue, He Wan wasn’t too surprised.
After all, she’s an elderly person. As people get older, their nerves tend to become more sensitive and weaker.
Qin Jiang continued asking, “Grandma, where else do you usually feel uncomfortable?”
The old woman, still with a stern face, replied, “Headache, numb mouth, can’t sleep well.”
Wow, so that’s the only line you know, huh?
Realizing he wouldn’t get much more information from the elderly lady, Qin Jiang could only turn his gaze to He Wan.
He Wan added from the side, “My grandmother started having these symptoms about a year ago.”
“Suddenly one day, she said her mouth felt very numb. Everything she ate tasted tingly. As time went on, she began having headaches and insomnia.”
“We’ve seen other doctors, but none of them could figure out what exactly was wrong with my grandma.”
Hearing He Wan’s explanation, Qin Jiang already had a rough idea.
The primary characteristic of nerve issues is numbness.
It’s like many stroke patients; many don’t become paralyzed all at once. First, a part of their body feels numb, and then the condition gradually worsens.
The old woman’s situation seemed somewhat similar.
“Grandma, please close your eyes. I’m going to perform acupuncture on you.”
Although the old woman didn’t understand why she needed to close her eyes for acupuncture, she obediently complied.
Qin Jiang took out a silver needle, disinfected it, and directly inserted it into the old woman’s head.
After the needle was inserted, the index finger on the old woman’s right hand involuntarily began to tremble.
Seeing this, some viewers in the livestream asked in the comments.
“What’s going on here? Why is the old woman’s index finger trembling?”
“Doctor Qin is probably using acupuncture to stimulate specific points to determine which meridian is affected. That’s amazing. I’ve only read about this method in ancient texts before.”
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the human body has many meridians, and these meridians govern the internal organs, limbs, and bones.
So, if you fully understand the function of each meridian and acupuncture point, you can use this method of needle stimulation to determine which meridian is damaged.
To put it simply, meridians are like electrical wires, and parts of the body like fingers and toes are like light bulbs connected to these wires.
Acupuncture stimulation is like sending electricity through the wire that controls the index finger.
If the index finger reacts, the light turns on, meaning the meridian is fine.
Otherwise, it means there’s definitely a problem with that meridian.
Using this method, Qin Jiang inserted over forty needles into the old woman’s head. The results showed that her body was very healthy; all her meridians were functioning normally without any interference.
This left Qin Jiang puzzled.
If the old woman’s meridians were fine, then her body should be healthy. So why did her mouth feel numb?
As soon as He Wan saw Qin Jiang’s expression, she immediately understood.
She awkwardly tried to save the situation for Qin Jiang.
“It’s okay, Doctor Qin. Other doctors haven’t been able to cure my grandmother’s condition either, so don’t be too disheartened.”
“I’ll still support you and keep watching your livestream.”
Qin Jiang:…
This young girl is a bit impatient.
He hadn’t even reached a conclusion yet; why was she in such a hurry?
Qin Jiang said solemnly, “Your grandmother’s condition is indeed a bit tricky. Has she had any major surgeries in recent years? The kind that involves cutting open the body.”
He Wan shook her head.
“No, Grandma has always been very healthy. She rarely gets sick.”
“If I had to say, does a tooth extraction count?”
“A year ago, my grandmother cracked two teeth while biting a walnut, so my dad took her to get two false teeth.”
Hearing this, the viewers in the livestream burst into laughter.
“This grandma is hilarious. Biting a walnut directly with her teeth would definitely crack them.”
“My dad is like that too. He uses his teeth as a bottle opener for beer, and now he can’t even afford to fix his teeth.”
“Old folks are all like that. Not like me—I crush walnuts with my hands.”
“Wait, don’t you guys know there are special tools for cracking walnuts? Are you all cavemen?”
The viewers’ attention was focused on the methods of using teeth.
But Qin Jiang was drawn to an important piece of information.
“You just said your grandmother got her teeth replaced a year ago too?”
“Did she feel numbness in her mouth before or after the replacement?”
He Wan thought for a moment and said, “It was after the replacement.”
Qin Jiang suddenly thought of something and asked the old woman to open her mouth again.
This time, Qin Jiang saw clearly and finally had a theory.
“Alright, I know how to treat your grandmother’s condition. That’ll be three hundred yuan. You can scan the code to pay.”
As a loyal fan, He Wan knew very well that once the payment was made, it was settled.
He Wan didn’t hesitate to scan and pay, and a prompt immediately sounded in Qin Jiang’s mind.
Ding.
[Detected that the host spoke frankly to the patient, revealing the patient’s hidden condition and greatly helping the patient. Task completed.]
[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Divine White Rabbit Milk Candy!]
Huh?
Are you starting again?
Damn system, messing around once more!
Qin Jiang’s expression darkened.
Giving a feather duster last time was one thing, but what’s the meaning of giving White Rabbit Milk Candy this time?
Can candy cure illnesses?
“Doctor Qin, what’s wrong? Is there something wrong with my grandmother’s condition?”
Seeing Qin Jiang’s sudden change in expression, He Wan was also frightened.
Realizing that his state was affecting the patient, Qin Jiang took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and said, “It’s nothing. I just suddenly remembered something unpleasant.”
“Your grandmother’s condition is actually very easy to treat. It’s her teeth that are the problem.”
“Huh?”
He Wan didn’t understand.
Qin Jiang explained, “One of your grandmother’s teeth is gold, and the other is aluminum, right?”
He Wan nodded.
“We originally planned to give her two gold teeth, but our family isn’t particularly well-off, so we gave her an aluminum tooth temporarily to make do.”
“Right, and that temporary fix caused the problem.”
Qin Jiang continued explaining, “Because of their different materials, the gold and aluminum teeth can be seen as the positive and negative poles of a battery, and your grandmother’s saliva acts as the electrolyte.”
“Simply put, once these two teeth were installed, your grandmother’s mouth essentially became a simple primary battery.”
“That’s why she often feels numbness in her mouth—it’s the battery discharging.”
“These electric currents in her mouth then affect her body’s bioelectric currents, leading to headaches and insomnia.”
After Qin Jiang finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
It could happen like that?
Getting false teeth could turn your mouth into a primary battery?
