I learn new stuff about Chinese and in particular my wife every day.
The other day I was wondering what some dry tea-leaves were doing on the bathroom table, but forgot to ask C. When something strange like that happens, I have learned to ask before cleaning it up. As expected I forgot to ask and found out the next day.
Apparently C had a minor inflammation in her earlobe and solved it Chinese style. This means gently putting a dried tea leaf through the hole and let it stay for a day or so. I can see the idea, but don’t know if it works. Time will tell.