Ear :) What did you think I was going to say?
http://mothering.com/health/remedies-for-earaches-soothing-discomfort-naturally
Earaches are the number one cause of pediatric visits. Fluid can easily build up in a child's tiny middle ear, creating pressure on the eardrum and causing intense pain. Most ear infections are painful but not serious. If your child experiences more than two ear infections a year, you should look for underlying causes. There are several reasons why fluid might build up in the middle ear. They include:
- Allergy.
- Nutritional deficiency.
- Mechanical obstruction.
One study tested 104 children with recurring middle ear problems for food allergy and discovered 81 to be allergic. After eliminating the offending foods, 86 percent got better, and 94 percent got worse when the offending foods were reintroduced.1 The most common allergens are dairy products, wheat, egg white, peanuts, and soy. If your child suffers from recurring ear infections, you might first try eliminating dairy products from his or her diet, then the other common allergens.
Here are natural remedies for earaches:
Herbs. Ear drops can help relieve the pain of an earache. A blend of mullein and garlic oil is a good choice because of its antiviral and antibacterial properties; St. John's wort and calendula can also be added. You can buy herbal ear drops or make your own. Garlic can be irritating to the ear canal in high concentrations, so be sure to dilute the garlic oil with other oils such as mullein.
To administer ear drops: Run hot water over a spoon until it is warm, pour a few drops of oil onto the spoon to warm the oil, then put two to three drops in each ear while your child is lying down; plug the ear loosely with a cotton ball. Repeat two or three times a day for no more than four days.
Aromatherapy. Make an aromatherapy ear rub with several drops of lavender, tea tree oil, and chamomile in 1 ounce of olive oil. Rub the oil mixture around the outside of the ear and over the lymph nodes on the side of the neck, or dab a cotton ball in the oil, gently place it in the ear, and leave it in until the infection is gone, replacing it with a fresh cotton ball several times a day.
Homeopathy. Homeopathic remedies can be administered at home to relieve the pain of occasional earaches. If your child is angry, fearful, and sensitive to light and noise, consider Belladonna, which is effective for earaches that come on suddenly, with severe, throbbing pains. Chamomilla is good for earaches associated with teething. Children who need Pulsatilla tend to be weepy, sensitive, and clingy. Their cheeks will be pale, and there may be a thick, yellow-green discharge from the nose or the ear. Symptoms often come on gradually, frequently following a cold. Aconite is for the sudden onset of earache after a chill. The child may awaken in the night screaming with pain and appearing anxious and scared.
Have your children suffered from ear infections? Have you/ would you try any of these treatments?
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My kids have been very lucky so far to not hae ear problems. My MIL is always worried about it since my husband had so many as a child but so far we are good.
My teenager woke up with an earache in the middle of the night last night. A warm cottonball can be comforting too.
My boys have both had ear infections and I don't mess with them. They go to the doctors. My husband had permanent damage to his ear from ear infections left untreated.
I had both boys with double ear infections at the same time when they were 2 and 3
Quoting deedee3849:My boys have both had ear infections and I don't mess with them. They go to the doctors. My husband had permanent damage to his ear from ear infections left untreated.
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- new_mom808
on Feb. 10, 2012 at 8:20 PM