6 Responses to “Ear infection?”

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   catzrme said on December 14th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

   Before antibiotics, my mom always used to heat up a little olive oil and put that in my ear and covered with cotton ball. I’m not sure, but I think just the warmth of the oil helped the pain. I wouldn’t put anything in the ear though, unless you check for an ear drum tear. If you do have a tear in the ear drum, you will be introducing liquid into the inner ear.

   I would lay on a heating pad on low heat until you can get to the doctor on Monday. Take Ibuprophen for the pain or Aleve is good too. ~

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   Healing Oneself said on December 16th, 2009 at 9:56 pm

   Hi There

   Here are some ideas to use to heal the condition.

   Treat Both Ears: The simple, old-fashioned aids are sometimes very fast in giving relief. Always treat both ears, even if only one aches.

   1.Garlic: When my little girl had an earache I put a piece of fresh garlic in her ear and it was better by morning. The previous alternative was to go to the doctor and pay a lot of money for penicillin.

   2. Onion: Lightly bake a large onion, cut it in half and while warm (not hot enough to irritate the area), bind one half of the onion over each ear. Bandage in place and hold bandage on with a nightcap, white skullcap, etc., and leave on all night.

   3.Camomile: Use a fomentation over both ears of three parts of camomile and one part of lobelia. Take two ounces orally (a wineglass full) each two waking hours. Leave the fomentation on the ears all night. (Cover fomentation with plastic or oiled silk, etc.).

   4. Mullein: Use three to six drops of mullein oil in both ears several times each day. Insert it upon retiring for the night, and, as before, plug the ears with cotton. Place a fomentation over the ears all night of three parts mullein and one part lobelia.

   Best of health to you

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   jorge f said on December 18th, 2009 at 6:57 pm

   First of all do not put anything inside your ear, q-tips, etc. Absolutely nothing or you run the risk of perforating the tympanic membrane or introducing a superficial infection deeper into the ear. You can try carefully dropping 2 or 3 drops of rubbing alcohol inside the ear canal. If it is only water that you have trapped in there you will feel better immediately. If that doesn’t help, or if it hurts, or you have fever, go see a doctor.

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   bobbio said on December 20th, 2009 at 5:31 pm

   My dad use to take the lid of the peroxide bottle and pour it full and pour it in my ear, you have to let it sit for 5 minutes or more. you have to do it for at least a week or more. you will feel the pain going away . does it feel like when you swallow sometimes your ears pop. That is what mine does when i had an ear infection. i have another remedy that you could do. you plug you nose and blow with your mouth open, you have to do it hard though, if you hear your ears pop then swallow. Well…best of luck to you…bye….

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   Mia said on December 23rd, 2009 at 11:35 pm

   Honey, you may have ruptured your ear drum from the description you’re giving. I wouldn’t put anything into your ear canal. See your doctor.

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   alynnemgb said on December 24th, 2009 at 9:39 am

   Honestly, I would see your doctor. There could be a whole host of things wrong and you can make it worse by trying all these home remedies.

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