Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 When I hear about people putting oils, peroxide, etc, any liquids into ear, I've got to admit, I always cringe a bit.. Putting the drops on a cotton ball seems a little safer route to go.. For what might be a 'bit' to me, might be ' too much' for other people... Putting something directly into an ear needs to be done with caution and much common sense. My grandma would heat a few drops of oil in a spoon over the stove and than swish it up with a cotton ball, when the underside of the spoon was comfortable to touch, she would put the cotton into my ear. Years ago, when I broke my ankle and was waiting in the local ER to be casted, a friend I knew, was in the other cubicle. Of course we talked about why we where there . Well, she had stuck a clove of garlic into her ear and could not get it out... Had read some where how garlic was a good antibiotic, so she tried to treat herself to the cure.. Mind you this friend has a Ph.d. and is no dummy... C-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Good Morning, We mix Tea Tree Oil with sweet almond oil nad put that into the infected ear. It has worked well for us. HTH, Jan S www.sweetprairiesoap.com jans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 We always warmed the olive oil and out on a cotton ball too. I still do it for my kids. I get ear aches a lot, but growing up, we couldn't afford to go to the doctor much. New email address: rubberjunkie *Some people only dream of angels; we held one in our arms.* Remembering Jacob March 8 - 9, 1996 Our Angel: http://sids-network.org/fp/jacob.htm - Christa Maria Thursday, June 03, 2004 8:26 AM Re: Chronic Ear Infections When I hear about people putting oils, peroxide, etc, any liquids into ear, I've got to admit, I always cringe a bit.. Putting the drops on a cotton ball seems a little safer route to go.. For what might be a 'bit' to me, might be ' too much' for other people... Putting something directly into an ear needs to be done with caution and much common sense. My grandma would heat a few drops of oil in a spoon over the stove and than swish it up with a cotton ball, when the underside of the spoon was comfortable to touch, she would put the cotton into my ear. Years ago, when I broke my ankle and was waiting in the local ER to be casted, a friend I knew, was in the other cubicle. Of course we talked about why we where there . Well, she had stuck a clove of garlic into her ear and could not get it out... Had read some where how garlic was a good antibiotic, so she tried to treat herself to the cure.. Mind you this friend has a Ph.d. and is no dummy... C-M Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 I mean we PUT it on the cotton ball! LOL! - Tracy Rivera Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:57 AM Re: Chronic Ear Infections We always warmed the olive oil and out on a cotton ball too. I still do it for my kids. I get ear aches a lot, but growing up, we couldn't afford to go to the doctor much. New email address: rubberjunkie *Some people only dream of angels; we held one in our arms.* Remembering Jacob March 8 - 9, 1996 Our Angel: http://sids-network.org/fp/jacob.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Hey y'all, > Laura, just two tiny corrections in your post: > >>I have had problems with chronic ear infections with each >>of my four boys. This is a bit of what I learned with them. >>The tubes in their ears are too small to let fluid drain properly >>causing a back up which then becomes infected. > > Sorry your boys had the ear infections, 'cause I know their pain-- I had > them from age 9 to 19, caused by swimming in a lake that had cedar trees > around it -- every body got infections! The correction -- their tubes > aren't too small, they have a 'kink' in them until adulthood, and the fluid > can't drain. That is perzackly what the doctors explained to me about my younguns in years past .. they too swam in creeks and lakes .. just as I did when I was a yonker .. cept'in docs didn't know all that good stuff back when I was young .. best as I can recall. And I had such problems on a routine basis .. that I do remember .. as well as remembering my son and oldest daughter having them. >>BTW, I read a study that said that most ear infections will clear up on >>their own with out antibiotics, the childs own immune system will handle >>it. > > No, that is an overgeneralization by whoever wrote that study. Either it > will drain or not. Adulthood does help :-) in straightening out the kink, > and allowing it to drain. I got reflief from some ear drops they gave me > (think they had cortisone in them), and hydrogen peroxide dropped in the ear. Ear drops with Cortisone was what the docs prescribed .. best as I can recall .. that was some years back. We would warm the drops up before putting them in. My kids often said that they heard a " pop " like sound and then the drainage started. Kids back home still get such problems .. cause kids back home still see the lakes and creeks as being the place to have fun in summer. > Since then, after studying herbalism, I discovered mullein flower oil is > the best, and it can be infused with some garlic. A bit of SJW oil added to > the mix is wonderful, too. After it is dropped in the ear, wait about five > minutes, turn the child on their side of the ear infection, and let the oil > run back out. This will help the drainage. Works like a charm. > > Anya > http://member.newsguy.com/~herblady Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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