Is it good to have tubes put in children's ears if they get lots of ear infections?

Question

Putting in ear tubes seems to go back and forth in popularity, what is the current thinking or what was your experience?

Answer 1

Hi Barbara

Here are some remedies to correct the issue.

Cause
Sometimes earaches are caused by infection, cold in the head, a blow to the side of the head, and many other causes.

Herbal Aids
1.Garlic: Earache, inflammation of the middle ear, ear disease: Pack a small clove of garlic in gauze and place into the external ear passage; or drop 4-5 drops of oil into the ear channel, cover with flannel, and keep warm.

2.Rue: Warm and place several drops of compound oil into the ear.

3.Mullein: Use warm mullein oil, 2-3 drops in the ear 2-3 times daily. Apple cider vinegar is also a healing agent.

4.Hops: Apply a flannel bag of hops, and moist heat over the affected area.

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

6.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.

7.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.).

8.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.

9.Dr. Christopher's B & B Tincture: When this procedure is used as explained here, it can be an aid in assisting an improvement of poor equilibrium, failure of hearing, aiding the motor nerve, etc. With an eye dropper insert into each ear at night four to six drops of oil of garlic and four to six drops of the following herb tincture: blue cohosh, black cohosh, blue vervain, skullcap, and lobelia, plugging ears overnight with cotton, six days a week, four to six months, or as needed. On the seventh day, flush ears with a small ear syringe using warm apple cider vinegar and distilled water half and half.

10.Flaxseed Meal and Blue Vervain: Made into a poultice with flaxseed meal, using a strong infusion of Blue Vervain instead of plain hot water, it relieves ... earache and ear abscess as well.


Testimonials
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.Dr. Christopher's Anti-Plague Formula:The anti-plague formula contains Black Walnut. When Dr. Christopher was lecturing in Snowflake Arizona, he was describing the need for people to be prepared for the coming plagues in the last days.

Someone raised his hand and asked what should be used for the plague. Dr. Christopher, though he was a most noted herbalist, didn't have a ready answer! After a short prayer, he gave the anti-plague formula to the audience and then just forgot about it. Not long after, people began asking him for the formula again, as those at the Snowflake lecture had made it up and had, had marvelous results; they had cleared up flu, earache, eruptive diseases, car-sickness, and had even saved the life of a poisoned puppy! This anti-plague remedy is a most valuable combination.

Best of health to you

Cheers

Answer 2

My experience was that my son had almost a constant ear infection from the time he was 4 months old until he was 15 months old. He was on various types of antibiotics during that time, but nothing really seemed to cure the ear infection. We finally decided to get the tubes put in at 15 months. I was concerned about his hearing - my dad had horrible ear infections as a child that went untreated and he ended up with major hearing loss as a result, due to the scarring left from the numerous times his eardrums ruptured.

So, we had the tubes put in, and he has not had another ear infection in the 10 years since then. Unfortunately, after all of the amoxicillin he had during that period of time, he has now developed an allergy to it and all other penicillin drugs.

I think that tubes are a good thing for repeated ear infections to prevent hearing loss and to also prevent a lot of unnecessary pain for the child.

Answer 3

I had it done when I was a kid. I remember having severe earaches before that and then after the procedure I had none. Those earaches were bad, so I wouldn't hesitate too much in making a descision one way or another. You should at least give your child good painkillers.

As an adult, I've had had problems with my right ear. More like swimmers ear. I've been to a specialist, but they couldn't find anything. It still bothers me from time to time.. Like it needs draining. Maybe I need tubes again, lol

Answer 4

See www.notmilk.com Look under "E" , then read about Ear Infections.

Answer 5

I had it done as a kid. Still got ear infections as an adult. I finally had my ear drum cut by a doctor...no infections since.

Answer 6

It is hard to say because over 50% of the tubes come out. I never opted for tubes. It has to be your choice and confidence in your otolaryngologist.

Answer 7

since most kids have them less as they get older, i think it's better just to stick it out and not do something to permanently alter their ears. if your child has a lot of ear infections, try taking them to a chiropractor--they can help that kind of thing, believe it or not.