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Baking Soda is one of the simplest home remedies for ear issues. I have used this with good results.
Sodium bicarbonate ear drops “made at home” can be safely used to soften and dissolve earwax build-up and ear infections. Sodium bicarbonate ear drops also can be used to keep your ear canal dry, which helps prevent outer ear infections. The most common form of sodium bicarbonate for home use is baking soda. A baking soda solution is safe and effective to use as ear drops.
Health Benefits of Sodium Bicarbonate:
With its natural pH neutralizing effects, baking soda serves a variety of purposes. The compound is effective for reducing pain, eliminating infection and treating inflammation.
Putting baking soda on your skin creates an alkaline pH which creates an inhospitable environment for the bacteria as staphylococci prefer a neutral or acidic pH.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/microbiology/chapter/the-effects-of-ph-on-microbial-growth/
One study found that baking soda helped kill Candida cells, which are the fungal cells responsible for yeast infections. Fungal infections of the skin and nails, such as onychomycosis, have been shown to improve when soaked in a solution of baking soda and water.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00284-014-0585-9
Baking soda is also an antiseptic that kills the infection-causing microbes. Sodium bicarbonate was assessed against Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella choleraesuis, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, poliovirus, vancomycin-susceptible and -resistant Enterococcus species, and methicillin-susceptible and -resistant S. aureus. Baking soda <3 logs10 of all test pathogens. Baking soda completely inactivated both antibiotic-resistant and -susceptible bacteria at both exposure times.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12017929
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10656352/
Baking soda is also an effective natural remedy for parasitic worms which can infest the digestive tract.
Preparation of Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda) Ear Drops
by Dr. Swayam Prabha (India)
Ingredients:
*Sodium Bicarbonate 5mg (1 teaspoon)
*Glycerine 30ml (optional)
*Purified water 100ml
Mix Baking Soda in the warm water. Allow the baking soda to completely dissolve. Then add Glycerine and stir til completely uniformed.
Store your drops in a clean glass container. Keep the container at room temperature. Shake the container before using the drops.
Directions:
Dr. Swayam Prabha states,
Place 2 – 3 drops in the ear. Use only two to three drops at a time. Drops can be used twice a day, if necessary. However, I prefer to use the irrigate method. I place a full eye dropper full into the ear canal so that the solution can make contact with all the tissue in the canal. I plug the canal with a cotton ball. I'll leave this in place for about 1 hour. Use for 1 - 2 weeks when using ear drops to dissolve earwax or infection.
