Will my 2 year old need ear tubes again?

Question

My son had tubes put in his ears just before he turned 1. The tubes have recently fallen out. On saturday, I noticed fluid coming out of his ear. I took him to urgent care and he had ruptured his eardrum and had an infection in both ears. He will be 3 in March. Is it normal to get ear infections after tubes? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Okay, so to keep your son from having a lifetime of ear problems (like Ashley) you need to start using a natural antibiotic. Bacteria can too easily develop resistence to man-made antibiotics because the antibiotics are too simple. So it takes stronger antibiotics each time to take care of the problem. Your child will build up an immunity to these antibiotics and they will stop working altogether. Obviously the man-made antibiotics that your doctor has been prescribing for your son are not working. It will not get better-only worse. Unless you introduce an antibiotic into his body that will fight off that infection.

Fortunately for you, God has already been at work. He made garlic and-guess what-garlic is one of nature's strongest antibiotics!

Penicillin has one chemical constituent and that is Penicillin. Garlic has at least 35 constituents. They "potentiate, enhance, and mitigate each other's effects inside the human body." That's like taking 35 medications in one!

There are a lot of natural antibiotics: Acacia, Aloe, Echinacea, Eucalyptus, Garlic, Ginger, Goldenseal, Honey, Juniper, many more. These are in a list of the top 15.

You need to introduce a natural antibiotic into your son's body to confuse and overcome the bacteria that are causing his infections . We do everything that we can do naturally to treat illnesses. Our daughters (3 and 15 months) have never had ear infections, but if we do, this is what we will do first.

Prepare a simple garlic oil to keep on hand for future use.
Garlic Infused Olive Oil
1 bottle olive oil
3-4 cloves garlic, peeled and quartered
Drop garlic slices into olive oil and close tightly. Let bottle sit in a dark place for 2-3 days. Strain out all of the garlic and store the bottle at room temperature. You can refrigerate it, but it will solidify. Just set it on the counter and it will begin to return to its liquid state.
USES for Garlic Oil:
EAR INFECTION:Warm some oil to a comfortable temperature (at least room temperature) and put a couple of drops into an infected ear. Also massage some oil into the skin around the ear and on the neck. This allows the oil to absorb into the lymph nodes. If you use cold oil it will cause more pain. Do this as often as desired.
EAR ACHE: Same as above OR you can peel a clove of garlic and stick it into the opening of the ear-just like you would a hearing aid. (This is more feasible for adults than children.) The pain should deminish within the hour (or soon thereafter). (personal testimony of a friend who tried this)

THRUSH: Dip finger in garlic oil and swab baby's mouth with it, or use a dropper to put a drop on baby's tongue. Do not rinse immediately. Baby may not like the taste, but this will work. Do this as often as desired. (I have two girls under 3-this works!)

COUGH WITH CHEST CONGESTION: Warm some garlic oil to a comfortable temperature. Lie the child on her back and massage the oil into the lymph nodes on her back, chest, and under her arms, paying close attention to the area around her rib cage. Then turn child on her stomach and rub her back with it. Do this as often as desired during the day, but especially before bedtime. (I have only had to do this 2 nights in a row to get results).

STAPH INFECTION: That's right- staph infection-namely nasal impetigo. Use a cotton swab to apply garlic oil to the inside of infected nare(s). Do this all day long whenever you think about it. This may take a few weeks (longer if you only treat once or twice a day). After some time, you will notice that your nostrils are not as sore to the touch as they were before you applied the oil. Impetigo on other parts of the body-legs, arms, etc.? Similarly apply garlic oil to sores. (personal experience)

SORE THROAT: Put a couple of drops of garlic oil onto the back of the throat. Then massage oil onto the outside of throat area. It may take a while (20-40 minutes) to feel results, but it beats taking medication. You can even teach a child to do this.

My rule of thumb with garlic oil is: If it is an infection, try garlic oil.
My midwife even told me to put some on my lower eyelid when I had an infection. It did burn a little, but it healed the infection.
Garlic oil can be irritating to the skin, so you might want to add a little more olive oil to it before applying it directly to the skin.

*NOTE: There is a risk of botulism when dealing with homemade garlic oils (if the garlic remains in the oil). Here is a reference:
"When raw garlic is stored in oil, Clostridium botulinum (botulism) bacteria can grow. These mixtures must be refrigerated to slow bacterial growth. After 2 weeks of refrigeration, the increased number of bacteria will become a food safety hazard. Therefore, these mixtures should not be refrigerated longer than 2 weeks.

When garlic is immediately removed after flavoring oil, the bacteria will not have a "food source" for growth. The flavored oil can be stored safely at room temperature."
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/harvest/msg0113540213258.html

Here is an interesting site I just found on the causes of ear infections. Note the section that says children that are exposed to other children (ie, daycare) can catch respiratory infections that cause ear infections. http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_causes_middle_ear_infections_children_000078_2.htm

Answer 2

My niece had to have tubes put in her ears this year and it has completely taken care of her ear aches. She was getting an ear ache at least twice a month for about six months. They'd keep giving her antibiotics, but like your little one it didn't seem to help. Also, here are some tips that have worked with my step-daughter. Her mother used to clean her ears with Q-tips, anyway, she started getting recurring ear aches when she was 4 and when I took her to the doctor he told me that we absolutely should NOT clean ears with Q-tips because it just packs the wax down. He said to use warm water and a little peroxide mixed into the water then to have her tilt her head over the sink and use a nasal aspirator (the little nose sucker thing) to put the water/peroxide mixture in her ear, let it sit in her ear for about ten seconds (if you can get your daughter to hold still that long) then have her tilt her head so that it pours out into the sink. We started doing this and it ended my step-daughter's ear aches. The doctor also said to only do it once to twice a month, the rest of the time we should just clean the outside of her ears with a damp rag. Good luck!

Answer 3

yes, its perfectly normal, im 22, and have had tubes put in my ears 14 times, and my first surgery was when i was 3... so, it sucks but i guess its just one of those crappy things about life. i used to get ear infections alot but now being older i havnt got one in quite awhile ::knocks on wood:: i still get fluid in my ear, and my right ear has been operated on so much that im about 60% deaf in it, and have severe tinnitus from all the nerve damage because of all of my surgeries... all i can say is just pray , there is not much you can do, hopefuklly to god his ear life will not be nearly as bad as mine was.. most people are supposed to grow out of them around 10 years old, or at least thats what they told my mom... well, im 22 , still have them, will still need them, and possibly now i mayhave to get my eardrum regraphded because of all the injuries it has had... bleh good luck tho, i will pray for him.

Answer 4

Take your son to a doctor.
Don't rely on the Internet to diagnose his problems.
Call the doctor's office now and make an appointment.
Seriously.
Now.
Turn off the computer and pick up the phone.

Answer 5

It might be, but you must see a specialist