what are the best natural remedies for ear infections?

Answer 1

If you are talking about an inner ear infection- which I am guessing from the previous post- then there are no natural remedies. If the middle ear is full from an eustachan tube blockage, as happens with colds or sinus infections, then treating the cause of that will resolve the middle ear fluids. Antibiotics are necessary to control a bacterial infection, and to prevent an opportunistic infection from moving in while the body fights of a viral infection. Of course, you can opt not to take any antibiotics, and simply wait for the body's immune system to fight it off if it is able. However, infections in the ear and sinus cavities are only a thin membrane away from your brain. You can develop an overwhelming infection and run a fever high enough to cause seizures. You can also cause permanent damage to the structures of the middle ear, perforate the ear drum, and end up losing hearing in that ear. While you may not like the idea of taking medication, sometimes it is the best choice to avoid complications you really don't want. Most doctors don't prescribe antibiotics unless they are really called for, but when they are needed, they are really the best choice.
If you have an outer ear canal infection, usually called swimmers ear, you can either use a drop of alchol to dry the canal. Then a drop of sweet almond or olive oil, slightly warmed in a teaspoon in the hand, will help that. Or you can buy drops at a pharmacy to treat your outer ear. A warm heating pad applied to the side of the face also helps with comfort, and a cotton ball in the outer ear to keep out drafts also helps. If these things don't help, then you would need the antifungal drops from a prescription to kill the bacteria before more damage is done to the ear.
I know you asked for natural remedies, but honestly, sometimes there just aren't any good ones. In the case of the ears, it's better to take the medicine than suffer the consequences. You really don't want to chance your hearing. There are too many wonderful things in the world to hear.

Answer 2

The Homeopathic Remedy MULLIEN OIL works wonders in all ear infections, totally without any side effects or complications, if you have an earache along with the infection take BELLADONNA and PULSATILLA both in 30X potency three times a day half hour before meals for 100% relief from your Ear infection..

Take Care and God Bless !

Answer 3

If you're talking about "swimmer's ear," I crush or thinly slice up a clove of garlic (to expose its oils) and suspend it in a bit of olive oil. Then, I dip a q-tip into this mixture (being careful not to let pieces of the garlic stick onto the tip) and gently swab the ear canal with the q-tip. The garlic has antibiotic properties and will kill the swimmer's ear bacteria.

Answer 4

Tell you what you do. Get a sock and put some salt into it then tie it off, then put it on the stove and heat it up, then put another sock over it and tie it off. this should be done when the person goes to bed. Get them to place their ear on the sock and the salt and heat will drain the poision out of the ear.

Answer 5

Sweet Oil. Warm it on a teaspoon put a couple of drop in your ear.

Answer 6

You shouldnt waste time doing that, you need to kill the infection before it gets worse, probably ear drops will be prescribed or if worse, antibiotics.

Answer 7

its an yoga exersice know as BHRAMARI get its information from ART OF LIVING ORGANISATION.

Answer 8

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