how come I can have a bad ear infection and no pain? Just a plugged feeling?

Question

I have had ear infections all of my life and severe ones. ive had tubes in her ears. I still get ear infections and dont even know that I have them other than the plugged feeling and the doctors are surprised I dont feel them.

Answer 1

Hi Deb

Here are some remedies

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.

Best of health to you

Cheers

Answer 2

I have the same problem. I once let an ear infection go for too long and it damaged the nerves. Now, if my ears feel plugged or if my hearing starts to decline, I have to hurry and get antibiotics to prevent further irreversible damage.

Answer 3

I once had to go to urgent care for my plugged ear. It had come and gone for several months and finally just stayed. Couldn't hear a thing. They actually used stool softener, letting it soak for about an hour, before washing it out. They suggested hydrogen peroxide drops to keep it clear. Been OK ever since.

Answer 4

I have used something called sweet oil warm it and put 2 or 3 drops in the ear.

Answer 5

You're just lucky if you have no pain.