Home Remedies for Ear Infection?

I have posted this before when this question was asked. I got ear infections every other month last year. I was baffled. The doctor kept giving me antiobiotics. I kept taking probiotics.

I stopped eating all GMOs (see responsibletechnology.com). That helped quite a bit. I gave up dairy, too. This helped tremendously.

Yet, a few more months passed and I got another one. So, I went to a chiropractor. She adjusted me and I haven't gotten 1 since.

Google onion in microwave for ear infections. I never did try it but my neighbor swore by it that it worked.

Call your health food store and ask if they have pure, high quality garlic drops, Krolic is a good brand. If they don't have the drops for ears then you can probably get liquid garlic and use that. You may want to warm it just a bit, not much or you'll destroy the benefits.

Also, ask them if they have a good homopathic you can use for it, Newton is a good brand.

A chiro. adjustment may help too.

Since you've given him antibiotics in the past, get him some quality probiotics with All the flora the body requires to combat yeast and bring his body back to balance. There are some good chewable ones. No sugars.
If you can find someone in the know and helpful at a health food store/co-op prob them for answers.

Keep his ear warm with a cotton ball maybe dipped in some warm oil. Keep his chest and neck warm too.

Sending the best to your little one, hope he's well soon.

ear infection can cause damage to middle ear bones. one of them gets destroyed, child loses hearing. give antibiotics.

Breastmilk in the ear can help clear it up asap~! Good luck!

Be careful with what you put in your son's ears, you can damage his ears. Why risk it?

there is nothing that you can put in the ear canal that can get to infectgion inside the ear. there are some numbing drops that help with pain. (might be a prescription..)

however Tylenol.. and motrin will help with pain.. pseudaphed will help with the congestion and might get his ear tubes open enough to drain.

most ear infections are viral.. I do wait 48 hours to see the dr .. but my daughter gets one ear infection per year.. a really bad cold that starts with a deep cough turns into an infection. The thing is as a parent you cant tell how bad it is.. one time I took her and the dr. said it was a mycoplasm ear infection.. cause there were blisters on her ear drum.. he immediately gave antibiotics..

If the child has allergies ..and has constant sinus drainage he might be prone to infections.. but this is his first year in childcare so he is going to get sick.. it will be better next year.

I suggest you go to an eye, ear, nose, and throat doc since they are the experts in this type of illness. Pediatricians are okay but when the illness keeps coming back it's time to find out why.

Seriously, you are going to wait days regarding an ear infection. Here is the thing - if you get one, you take the meds and once they are done you see the doc again to confirm it's cleared up. SOMETIMES one round does not take care of the infection and you need to repeat. My son had one long ear infection for almost a year that just would not clear up with anything so finally we decided on tubes since it was hindering his ability to hear.

Ear infections are extremely painful and I have never seen a home remedy work. This from a mom who had many and then had a son with tubes at 5 mths.

I tell ya what, whatever you are going to put in his ear, put it in yours first.

well, I do understand your concerns over using antibiotics....but.....

(sigh) I'd rather use antibiotics & work at discovering the root issues of this reoccurence .....than to have a child in pain while Mom tries non-scientific remedies.

Soooo, here's my story: my son had 1 ear infection prior to starting preschool at age 3. While I expected illness (being exposed to a whole new germ pool), I did not expect ear infections & strep over & over again. We battled this & finally ended up with surgery for removal of tonsils/adenoids. Within that 1st month after surgery....actually after we returned to the preschool...he had another round of strep. I was furious, & since I also worked there....gave notice. It had been 2 years of medical hell.

After we left the preschool, by the end of the 1st week, all nasal/sinus/allergy issues began clearing. By the end of the 2nd week, all symptoms were gone! We followed up with an allergist & our son tested positive for mold. Thinking back, I realized it was environmental issues causing the allergies...leading to ear infections & a fertile breeding ground for the strep. (confirmed by the allergist). & then I remembered pulling equipment from the store room....& it had been covered in mold. Danged nasty....& if we'd all been a little brighter, perhaps that surgery could have been prevented. :(

I know it sounds weird, but I put white vinegar--just a few drops--in my ears. Literally, I drop it from a teaspoon, let it sit inside the canal for about 5-10 seconds, and then drain it out. My family has done this for years, and it ALWAYS helps me. I've used it on both kids, and even on the hubby. My son used to complain about ear pain late at night, when it was too late to go to the doctor, but if I did that treatment, he slept great, and the most I'd have to do is repeat the treatment for five seconds the next night. Never three nights in a row.

BTW, had a friend here who was worried about what I did, and when she was having ear trouble, she asked her doctor. He said the remedy was a good one--even gave her a handout on it--so the doctors know, too. My aunt uses it with her poodles' ears, for this breed tends to get infections of the ear. She puts it in right after their bath.

Vinegar is a natural anti-fungal. It's great for use after swimming in the pool, too.

They actually just came out with new pediatric guidelines saying basically no antibiotics are needed for ear infections since most are viral. My ped still gives them, and when the kids are that miserable, I gladly take them. I asked about olive oil in the ear, as someone on here once recommended, but when I asked the ped, they say said that would not reach the part of the ear that has the infections in it and therefore wouldn't work. Don't let your son lay down and drink.

There's nothing you can do to treat the present infection, but there is plenty you can do to strengthen his immune system so this doesn't keep happening. A friend of mine had the same situation and her daughter was always being treated; then they wanted to put in ear tubes. (Her other 2 daughters had bad asthma.) They are all illness-free, allergy-free, infection-free. It takes about 3 months so it won't solve your current problem, but it's an awesome preventive measure.

The best defense is a strong immune system which is built by lots of sleep and healthy diet.

Grapefruit Pink Slime Mold.

Otherwise known as penicillin.

Its very easy to make at home, although testing the dosing strength can get complicated.

My grandmother used to put warm mineral oil in our ears.

I haven't heard of any that actually cure an infection, but I have heard that warm olive oil can soothe the pain.

Not to be a pessimist, but be prepared for the pediatrician to recommend tubes. My son got 4 ear infections in about 6 weeks and since he got tubes almost 3 years ago he has not had one since. In fact, he hasn't even run a fever.