Natural Remedies for Ear Infections

At the same time you are treating the infection on the outside with tea tree oil, ANTIBIOTIC HERBS internally you can take turmeric-echinacea-goldenseal tea: turmeric 1 part goldenseal 1 part echinacea 1 part Stir ½ teaspoon of this mixture into hot water, steep for a few minutes, and drink. Alternatively, simply swallow ½ teaspoon of the powder mixed in 1 teaspoon of honey. Take 3 times a day after food, for 1 week. This powerful antiseptic, antibiotic formula will help control the ear infection.

You can also take a small amount of cotton, put a pinch of asafetida into it, and ASAFETIDA roll it into a capsulelike shape. Place that ball of cotton into the outer ear. The fumes of the asafetida will quickly relieve ear pain. Combine 1 teaspoon fresh onion juice with ½ teaspoon honey.

Mix well; ONION JUICE introduce 5 to 10 drops into the affected ear. The mixture should be room temperature or a little warmer before you put it in your ear. Earache can also be moderated by heat. Take a handkerchief and put it on a warm (not HEAT hot) pan, fold it, and place it on the ear to give a little soothing external heat.

Ears, Ringing See “Tinnitus” Earwax Earwax is one of the natural secretions of the body. It has the function of protecting the eardrum from dust, and it also keeps the ear canal lubricated. But because it is constantly exposed to the air, the wax may accumulate dust and dirt and become tarry black or brown- black and thick, packed tightly into the ear canal. It may obstruct hearing or create uncomfortable pressure, and so it has to be periodically removed.

Gentle irrigation of the ear canal with warm water will usually take care of it. WASH IT OUT You can pick up an ear syringe in a pharmacy quite inexpensively. Prepare a pint of warm water (body temperature), add about ½ teaspoon of baking soda, and use that water to clean the ear. Follow the directions that come with the syringe, which essentially are to hold the syringe at the edge of the ear canal (do not insert it; the water has to be free to come out again), and squirt the water gently into the ear.