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Baking Soda
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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.
Hydrogen Peroxide
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Apple Cider Vinegar, Sea Salt
Garlic
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WARNING!
In a nutshell, it hurts. Don't do it. If you do do it, film it, put it on youtube.
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Ear Remedy Warning
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WARNING!
Campho Phenique
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From the Book: The Alkaloidal Clinic, Volume 4,1897
Editor Alkaloidal Clinic: In earache of children or that accompanying la grippe in adults, I find a combination of Campho-Phenique and almond oil, equal parts (1:1 Ratio), warmed and dropped into the ear, followed by a pledget of wool or cotton, a very soothing and efficient remedy.
MARIE L. HOLLOWAY, M. D., Decatur, Indiana.
Dr. Holloway's hint is "worth minding, " for no pain is more unbearable than that of earache. -ED.
I've often wondered over the years about using Campho-Phenique for ear pain. Campho-Phenique is a pain reliever/antiseptic for temporary relief of pain and itching associated with insect bites, minor burns, sunburn, minor cuts, scrapes, cold sore. first aid to help protect against infection in minor cuts, scrapes, burns.
Campho Phenique was first introduced in 1884 as a results of experimentation in 1867 with phenol by Joseph Lister. Lister demonstrated that using phenol to clean a patient's skin before and after surgery could greatly reduce infections.
The Active Ingredients: Camphor 10.8% (Strenghth 108 mg in 1 mL) and Phenol 4.7% liquid (Strenghth 47 mg in 1 mL), Citric acid, Eucalyptus Oil, Light Mineral Oil.
I have seen ear formulas from the 1850's – 1930's using diluted camphor and eucalyptus for ear pain. Mineral oil is a folk remedy as ear drops. Phenol is a anti-septic.
A common Mexican home remedy for ear-aches is to place camphor oil on a cottonball and to place it in the ear for 3 straight days. From the book Curandero Hispanic Ethno-Psychotherapy & Curanderismo: Treating Hispanic …By Antonio Noé Zavaleta Ph.D
Earex Eardrops (available in the UK) provides the complete solution to treating different ear wax problems. With its unique formulation containing three natural oils (arachis oil, almond oil and rectified camphor oil)
Here on EC Campho-Phenique is used to treat ear mites on rabbits: I have raised rabbits and dogs for over 30 years and have to deal with ear mites each summer. I have always used Campho Phenique to kill the mites and heal the ears. I even bought a rabbit once with ear mites so bad the entire ear was nothing but a red inflamed mass of scabs. I pour in a few drops of Campho Phenique and massage the base of the ear to get it in and repeat for 2 days on a really bad case and just once for a mild case. Try it, you will be amazed how well it works. Posted by Gayla (Odessa, TX)
https://www.earthclinic.com/pets/ear_mites2.html
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This is advice from my Grandpa who is a former doctor. I don't think medical professionals would like this treatment. I have looked on the internet and was not able to find much information, although I didn't look very hard.
I was having a casual conversation with my gramps and mentioned my ears had been hurting. My ears felt really clogged/full and there was a constant dull pain. He told me he has had the same issues his whole life. He told me the cause was most likely water not draining properly from my ears, which is bad for the inner workings of the ear because they need a dry environment.
Here is what he told me to do.
1. Put cotton balls in the ear before taking a shower to prevent water from getting in there.
2. After showering and drying off completely, grab a q-tip and put a small amount of Campho-Phenique on the tip.
3. ***Use caution on this step. Do not put the q-tip far into the ear canal! I go about 1/8 of an inch in.*** Put the q-tip in the ear canal, but don't go far in. Now twirl the q-tip and apply the Campho-Phenique to the ear by gently touching the q-tip the surface of the ear canal.
4. Do the same thing to your other ear.
5. You're Done!
The Campho-Phenique is an over the counter medication for cold sores. It is a pain reliever and antiseptic gel. My Grandpa told me it helps with the pain, helps fight infections, and most importantly, it helps keep the ear dry. I was able to purchase it at wal-mart in the pharmacy section by the chapstick. I've been using this method for a week and have felt improvements in my ears. The feel less clogged, and I think I may be able to hear better. The pain has also subsided greatly. The first time I used it I could feel the pain go away almost instantly. It has a strange feeling to it... you apply it to the ears, but you taste the medication in your mouth. I'm satisfied with the results. If you can go to the doctor that would probably be your best option, but if your like me and uninsured you kind of have to figure it out yourself. Posted by soul power https://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t68989/my-ear-hurts.html
Clove Oil
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According to him; Clove oil is a magical cure to many kinds of pains and aches. Like it helps you with a toothache, clove oil effectively relieves your earache too.
How to Use. In a base of 2 teaspoons of olive oil, mix 5 drops of clove oil. Gently warm the mixture in a microwave oven or metal spoon after a candle flame. Use your fingers gently to apply 1-2 drops of this mixture inside your ears. This remedy has the capacity to give you a quick result.
I also found this reference: Pour clove oil on a cotton ball and insert it into the entrance to your ear canal to relieve pain. From the book: Reader's Digest Home Hints and Timeless Tips, More than 3,000 Tried and Trusted Techniques p. 66.
Sea Salt Sock for Earache
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My GF has been suffering from ear issues for a few days now so I suggested she put 1 cup fine sea salt in a thin cotton sock and place it over her ear for a few hours. She place the salt sock over her ear for 5 hours. When she woke up this morning she said the throbbing pain in her ear was gone.
Why this works? I am assuming it's because salt acts like a desiccant and dries out the ear. During an ear infection, congestion in the ear creates more problems and a breeding ground for micro-organism's causing the ear infection. Salt is also antimicrobial.
How to make it:
* 100% thin white cotton footie sock
* cloth string or thick rubber-band to secure the end of the sock so the salt does not fall out
* 1 cup fine sea salt
Directions:
Pour the sea salt into the sock and tie a knot at the end. Heat in a clean, dry skillet, over medium-low heat for about 4-6 minutes. To heat the sock evenly, shake it around, and flip every 30-60 seconds. Heat until very warm, but not burning to the touch—you don't want to burn your patient! Test on your hand before applying to the ear. Place the warm salt sock over the ear, and the area behind your jaw bone and relax.
*Important: Only use a white sock as dyed threads may melt when heated. Do not substitute regular table salt for the sea salt. Never microwave the salt sock.
Note: If you don't have a 100% white cotton sock like I do, I just us one of my GF black footies socks which is a synthetic blend. Fill it with sea salt. Secure the end with a rubber band. Place it over my ear and then place a hot water bottle over that for the heat. It works fine.
Colloidal Silver
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Garlic Oil Recipe
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Recipe for Garlic Oil
1/2 cup freshly minced garlic cloves
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil
Mix together and let sit on the counter for ten days. Shake three times a day. After ten days, strain out the garlic with a coffee filter. Label and date and STORE IN REFRIGERATOR! This way it will last all fall and winter. I will leave it out for days at a time when treating someone with an acute condition. Perhaps adding some vitamin E oil would help it to last even longer.
I usually store it in a glass bottle with an eyedropper. I put the glass bottle into a mug of hot water for 5 minutes before using it, so the oil will be warm in the oil. That feels better than cold oil, especially for children.
I didn't have ten days to wait to treat my son. So, I strained out a little bit of the oil after a few hours. It will get stronger and stronger over the course of ten days.
I also use this oil on the chest and/or back for a cough. It will make the person being treated smell terribly of garlic, but it works. For a small child, I rub it into the bottoms of the feet. It works VERY well for a stubborn cough and I love that I can treat a child without even waking him up at night.
Lalitha Thomas, author of, "Ten Essential Herbs, " from whom I got the original recipe, will use it internally for a cough or as a natural antibiotic. (1 teaspoon per adult dose, equivalent of 1 garlic clove.) She does not use the coconut oil, but I like to use it as it also has anti-viral properties.
Where I live, cold and flu season are around the corner. It is a good time to be sure to have Garlic Oil made up ahead of time!
~Mama to Many~
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Garlic
Hydrogen Peroxide
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Cigarette Smoke
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mouthwash
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Day 3 of a bad earache coming on. Tried H2O2 and Garlic oil the first 2 days, but neither worked. So I did something crazy. I soaked a cottonball in Green Mint Antiseptic Mouthwash from Dollartree (Blue Mint also works) and plugged it in the bad ear. In about 30 minutes the pain was gone. For a quick fix until morning this is amazing.
Todays mouthwash was originally invented in 1879 “Listerine” – for sterilizing surgical wounds. Sometime in the 1970's it was marketed as a mouthwash.
Ingredients contain essential oils (e.g., eucalyptol “eucalyptus”, menthol “peppermint”, thymol “thyme”, and methyl salicylate “wintergreen” and 12% alcohol). All of which are used to fight infections.
White Vinegar
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Never had this happened before.
So I took out the otoscope to have a look and sure enough she had some bubble like appearance behind the eardrum membrane.
I came to this site and decided to try white vinegar and water 1:1 dilution.
Using the syringe you get with kids panadol, I put a couple of drops in the ear and counted to 5 then drained. Did this to both my ears 1st, an hour or so prior to make sure it didn't hurt... I did find the temperature to be too cold so I used boiled water for the dilution for my daughter's ear... made sure it was lukewarm before using it.
She didn't complain of a sore ear after that. I asked if it felt better and she said yes.
Checked her ear the next day and she had less bubbles. Used the solution again that day and the next day the bubbles were gone. I did it sporadically every couple of days after to be safe.
We bought an otoscope to keep an eye on her ears as she had blockages when she was a toddler.
It does come in handy.
Wintergreen Essential Oil
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How I Use It:
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Massage around the affected ear using 2 drops of wintergreen oil. Repeat 2-3 times a day. Or, you can add it to a carrier oil like jojoba 1:1 ratio. It is easily absorbed. These are adult formulas.
Warning: It is said that wintergreen is not to be used on kids under 12 years old. There are other oils that are safe for them like lavender, peppermint, and rosemary. Do a patch test before using. Avoid direct contact with the eye and open wounds.
