Each boy was to have four things: a buffalo robe, a bone pipe, some tobacco, and material for producing fire. On the way to the vision quest site â often a hill, or a warriorâs grave, or some other special place â the boy would stop to smoke the pipe four times. During the four-day quest the boy would fast. During this time, he was to be quietly humble before the sources of spiritual power.
Ear pain is a condition in which a person experiences a short-term or long-term sharp, burning or dull sensation in the ears, explains MedlinePlus. It is also known as earache or otalgia. It can attack a single ear or both of them.
A hole or rupture in the eardrum, a thin membrane that separates the ear canal and the middle ear, is called a perforated eardrum. The medical term for eardrum is tympanic membrane.