Blocked Ear Cures

Dear Earthclinic,

For the past week or so I have had a crackling sound in my ear, first noticed when I eat. Outer location is mid to lower ear. Ear is not sore inflamed or infected. Please could you advise on a treatment as I would like to aid my body's ability in resolving this so it doesn't infect. Kind Regards, Sam.

Many, many thanks to Mama of Many! Will try. How does one administer the Hydrogen Peroxide? and the amount you use re: application?

Appreciate your response, Sam.

Do you take it internally or put in blocked ear? Tincture?

Question to Anyone:

Does anyone have a suggestion for "liquid in ear canal"? I've had that asked a few times and have experienced the same. Not always, just occasionally the problem is present. I've assumed this is either fungus produced or wax induced. I first try drying out with a Q-tip or Kleenex tightly rolled and carefully inserted into ear canal to dry it out. Often this does not work and the canal still has liquid within an hour.

I've treated with a tiny bit of clay mixed with a bit of purified water and that is saturated until "creamy" and then gently with a Q-tip a bit is placed into ear canal and I try to line the canal with the wet clay. The clay dries and cleans out the canal eventually falling out over the next day. That has been a good solution, but am looking for any other suggestions, both as to cause and treatment.

Thanks.

Dear Tom,

Thanks for sharing your solution with clay. That is fascinating!

I think some other things I might try would be one of the following:

hydrogen peroxide (capful) in the ear once or twice a day for a couple of weeks. If wax is the issue, you could just do this a couple of times a week as a preventative.

or

colloidal silver in the ear a couple of times a day for a couple of weeks (dropperful of 10ppm)

or charcoal water in the ear a couple of times a day for a couple of weeks. (1 teaspoon activated charcoal powder in 4 ounces of water, then strain out the charcoal with a coffee filter. The water left will have very fine charcoal particles in it. We have found it effective for eye and ear issues.) You could use a dropperful of this.

Mullein tea is also a great option for getting things to drain out. Several cups of the tea a day could be taken internally (strain it through a coffee filter if using bulk tea as the hairs can be irritating.)

Let us know what you find out!

~Mama to Many~

Hi Tom,

When I would get swimmers ear I would put a few drops of alcohol (rubbing not drinking. lol) and that would force the water out in some way. Not sure if this is applicable to your issue but I thought I would put in my two cents. Good luck!

Mama to Many,

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll for sure try the charcoal water remedy. And the colloidal silver will try. Maybe it is infection.

What can I use on outside of ear for fluid to hopefully draw it out? Due to much scarring from lancing and perforated ear (always right ear) drums as a child, added substance creates worse problems. I usually have to have ears "vacuumed" out by an ENT. There is a period of time when fluid collects, I can lean over to side of right ear and fluid will drain out. But not this time. Just wondering if something can be used.

Kacky58 -- here is an Ayurvedic remedy, very inexpensive and it works.

Buy a small amount of alum powder and turmeric powder not out of caps. Take alum and turmeric five to twenty and mix the powders. Have someone pour it into your ear or make a funnel or use a straw and keep in the ear for a while. A few days later use a small quantity of garlic olive oil warmed, and introduce into the ear. I have used it and it dries wet places. You could repeat this just once more in a week. Let us know how it works for you.

Namaste, Om

The alcohol method worked when nothing else did! Relief at last.

Hi

Not sure where to post this and new here so please excuse.... I am getting so stressed about this... and it is so debilitating along with headaches that go with it...

My first questions is - how can adding anything into the outer ear - get past the ear drum into the middle ear? ie Cider Vinegar?

I am unable to use the peroxide due to personal reasons of not being able to buy it...

I currently have tinnitus and also a 'blocked feeling' in my ears (mainly right ear). I have had hearing tests and they report that my hearing is okay. I do also have headaches that may or may not be tinnitus related. I do not have wax in my ears.

History.
I first had tinnitus nearly 3 months ago - which at first sounded like an engine running in my head. That went after a week. Which left a on/off high pitch noise.
Subsequently (It may have been there at the time but I didn't notice it) and more so in the past couple of weeks I have noticed a blocked tension type feeling in my head and seems to be behind my ears. It is very debilitating.

I saw my GP 2 weeks ago when the tension aspect wasn't there so much and all he did was take my blood pressure which he said was okay.

I don't have evidence of an ear infection.

I have been having garlic cloves - 2 a day for the past couple of weeks.

Also drinking herbal tea (am vegan so no dairy products - or smoking)

Also gargling with salt water and having some Cider vinegar diluted in water.

Any advice as to what the problem could be and what to do about it?

It feels like blocked or not working correctly eustacian tubes or blocked mucus etc in middle ear... any mucus type I have is clear in throat or nose is clear....

Thanks in advance....

Hello Sandy, Could you please give all of us the details of how you unblocked your ears using ACV. Did you inhale the steam or rub it around your ear lobes? Did you dilute it and, if so, by how much? And also, how long did it take to see the benefits? Were you working on the outside or the inside of the ear drum? Is a "Q tip" a cotton bud?

Cheers, Michael