Questions re: peppermint for spiders and my hubby's ears...

[Guest guest]

Hi, there,

 

I am wondering if anyone hear can help me with these

two questions:

 

I love the info that peppermint can repell spiders,

however, I am on a longterm homeopathic treatment so I

cannot be around peppermint as it will 'stop' my

treatment. Is there anything else that will repell

spiders from coming into our house?

 

Next question:

 

My husband gets sick every year with kind of a flu and

it lasts 6 weeks to 2 months or so...one symptom that

perseveres all this time is plugged up ears. The last

time this happened I had him use an ear oil with some

herbs in it (can't remember specifically the brand

name), but, he thought it made it worse and didn't

want to stick with it. He finally went to the doctor

and took a drug that eventually gave his hearing back.

I think the drug dried up the fluid in his ears (if

that is what was going on).

 

This time he does not want to take drugs (he is

listening to me more...hehe)....I am wondering if

anyone has any info that can help. What is causing him

to be sick for 2 months with plugged ears all the

time, etc?

 

Thank you all,

 

AiMeE

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

margarita margarita wrote:

> Hi, there,

>

> I am wondering if anyone hear can help me with these

> two questions:

>

> I love the info that peppermint can repell spiders,

> however, I am on a longterm homeopathic treatment so I

> cannot be around peppermint as it will 'stop' my

> treatment. Is there anything else that will repell

> spiders from coming into our house?

>

> Next question:

>

> My husband gets sick every year with kind of a flu and

> it lasts 6 weeks to 2 months or so...one symptom that

> perseveres all this time is plugged up ears. The last

> time this happened I had him use an ear oil with some

> herbs in it (can't remember specifically the brand

> name), but, he thought it made it worse and didn't

> want to stick with it. He finally went to the doctor

> and took a drug that eventually gave his hearing back.

> I think the drug dried up the fluid in his ears (if

> that is what was going on).

>

> This time he does not want to take drugs (he is

> listening to me more...hehe)....I am wondering if

> anyone has any info that can help. What is causing him

> to be sick for 2 months with plugged ears all the

> time, etc?

>

> Thank you all,

>

> AiMeE

 

 

 

Hi Aimee,

 

For your first question, see my post that is right above yours

regarding a non-chemical and even non-EO solution for mice, spiders,

bugs of any kind...

 

Your second question... I am going to just put something out there.

I am not diagnosing, but I do suspect that with your husband's ears

there may be some type of seasonal allergy or just an allergy that he

has. If that is it, then you would be treating the symptom (the ears)

and not the cause. I don't know how you feel about it, but a change

in his eating/lifestyle could bring about results. When I used to

have allergies, I was miserable. I worked in a dental office and had

to constantly wear a mask. I had to blow my nose literally every 30

seconds. Lucky me, for the mask. It would have been too gross for

patients to take! My ears were constantly plugged up with fluid. I

would vomit from the amount of fluid that would reach my stomach...

 

I " developed " allergies when I was about 26. Just " mysteriously " .

Before that I was a very health-conscious person who ate *NO*

processed foods. I shopped, even as a teenager, at health food stores

and my parents had an acre of garden w/ fruit trees on another 1/2

acre...

 

Well, as soon as I went back to eating healthy, after 'developing'

these allergies, they were gone. They are still gone!

 

I don't know what to suggest for his ears, I will leave that for

others to help you with. But I do suggest looking for the " real "

cause of these bouts he has --not that his situation has any relevance

to mine.

 

HTH!

 

Andrea

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

Sorry to hear about your hubby. Have you tried ear candling? I bought mine

years ago & can't remember where I got them, but they're awesome. My hubby

loves to get " candled " . You won't believe all the icky stuff that comes out!

Basically, it's just a paraffin tube that " vacuums " out all the gunk. You place

one end in your ear & you light the other end with a match. As it burns down,

you can hear the stuff being sucked out because it creates a vacuum.

 

Bright Blessings,

 

Tammy

http://www.ElementsBathandBody.com

 

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margarita margarita

Thursday, September 30, 2004 3:01 PM

Questions re: peppermint for spiders and my hubby's

ears...

 

 

This time he does not want to take drugs (he is

listening to me more...hehe)....I am wondering if

anyone has any info that can help. What is causing him

to be sick for 2 months with plugged ears all the

time, etc?

 

Thank you all,

 

AiMeE

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

When my ears get blocked like that, Fenugreek and Thyme herbal combo does

the trick. I even have a problem when I fly -- that " brains ooze out your

ears " headache from the pressure -- and the fenu-thyme works better for me

than sudafed ever did.

 

HTH,

Debbie

deb

All Body Butters, 20% off this month

http://www.debrasrhapsody.com/rhapsody/products.php/category=forthebody

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" margarita margarita " <margaritaaaaaa

 

Thursday, September 30, 2004 3:01 PM

Questions re: peppermint for spiders and my

hubby's ears...

 

 

> Hi, there,

>

> I am wondering if anyone hear can help me with these

> two questions:

>

> I love the info that peppermint can repell spiders,

> however, I am on a longterm homeopathic treatment so I

> cannot be around peppermint as it will 'stop' my

> treatment. Is there anything else that will repell

> spiders from coming into our house?

>

> Next question:

>

> My husband gets sick every year with kind of a flu and

> it lasts 6 weeks to 2 months or so...one symptom that

> perseveres all this time is plugged up ears. The last

> time this happened I had him use an ear oil with some

> herbs in it (can't remember specifically the brand

> name), but, he thought it made it worse and didn't

> want to stick with it. He finally went to the doctor

> and took a drug that eventually gave his hearing back.

> I think the drug dried up the fluid in his ears (if

> that is what was going on).

>

> This time he does not want to take drugs (he is

> listening to me more...hehe)....I am wondering if

> anyone has any info that can help. What is causing him

> to be sick for 2 months with plugged ears all the

> time, etc?

>

> Thank you all,

>

> AiMeE

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[Guest guest]

Horseapples!

 

They're good for repelling spiders.

 

In the south (in the country) the old folks would

throw them under the house or porch, or even in the

cellar to repell spiders.

 

It's about the time of year for them to be ready.

 

Judy (just sharing)

 

 

 

 

 

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AiMeE,

 

My husband also gets sick every year, starting around this time, and it can last

off and on into January. His main problem isn't his ears, though they do plug

up. His nose is what drives him crazy. He can't breathe through it, it runs

constantly, and he can feel something high up inside, like a blockage or polyp

but the dr couldn't find evidence of it...though I can't really say he tried

very hard. I don't think he took my husband's misery too seriously.

 

Prescription and OTC meds haven't helped him. In the past he wasn't interested

in herbal remedies but I've been able to get him to take aromatic baths at

times. (Our herb of the week, Rosemary, in fact!) They helped him sleep better.

 

Luckily, he hasn't succumbed yet this year, perhaps because I've been using an

aromalamp fairly regularly to dispel germs?

 

My question, and it may be of help to AiMeE's husband, too: What is a good

recipe for nose drops to help a problem of this nature?

 

TIA,

jaime

 

 

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HORSEAPPLES -- what happens when they " get ripe " ?????

 

Rita

 

Earthfinds <earthfinds wrote:

Horseapples!

 

They're good for repelling spiders.

 

In the south (in the country) the old folks would

throw them under the house or porch, or even in the

cellar to repell spiders.

 

It's about the time of year for them to be ready.

 

Judy (just sharing)

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi!

 

I take and recommend every adult take MSM (at least 1500mg) along with Ester-C

(at least 50-75mg) every day. Helps relief respiratory distress as well as joint

discomfort (is an anti-inflammatory). Should be used daily for maintenance

because the body does not retain it - it is a natural form of sulfur, a mineral

the body requires. It is not synthetic sulfa, which many people cannot tolerate.

 

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Brian Jacobs

 

9/30/2004 3:27:51 PM

RE:Questions re: peppermint for spiders and my hubby's

ears...

 

 

AiMeE,

 

My husband also gets sick every year, starting around this time, and it can last

off and on into January. His main problem isn't his ears, though they do plug

up. His nose is what drives him crazy. He can't breathe through it, it runs

constantly, and he can feel something high up inside, like a blockage or polyp

but the dr couldn't find evidence of it...though I can't really say he tried

very hard. I don't think he took my husband's misery too seriously.

 

 

[Guest guest]

I wonder if nasal lavage would work? Try googling for nasal

lavage...there are a few recipes out there. My dh uses pickling salt &

baking soda. My ENT doc advised that I do nasal lavage every day,

indefinitely. Worth a try?? HTH

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Have a wonderful day!

 

Lisa

An Indigo Rose

~usually unusual~

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the suggestions! I told my husband about MSM and he seems interested.

Lavage is also a great idea. I'm deciding whether to consider it as a

preventative measure or only if his problem shows up again. Either way, it gives

us options we didn't realize before.

 

jaime