I need some help here...
A yeshiva bochur who has bad health conditions went to Rav Chaim Kanievsky asking for a bracha.
Rav Kanievsky told him that if he would take his peyos out from behind his ears and keep them in front, he would be healed.
This yeshiva bochur later went to Rav Shteinman and asked the same - a bracha for his health, and mentioned that Rav Kanievsky had told him to wear his peyos out front, though he said he is embarrassed to do so.
Rav Shteinman said he should not be embarrassed but should wear his peyos out front, as instructed by Rav Chaim Kanievsky, the "Minister of Torah", and he will have good health because of it.
Rav Chaim's opinion seems to be known that peyos should be worn in front of the ears, and people should not be embarrassed by their Jewish appearance.
(source: Kikar and Bechadrei - though Bechadrei relates the story slightly differently)
So, I need help in understanding this.
It seems that peyos in front or behind the ears is more than just a matter of style, but I do not know why. The Torah says to not cut your peyos, but it does not talk about wearing them front or back, and I do not remember such a topic of discussion in the Gemara or Shulchan Aruch. So, where does this come from? And why should wearing them in front or back affect someone's health for good or for bad?
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