does anyone know anything to help a 4 year old with an ear ach, and please don’t tell me to go to the hospital!!!! Thanks for your help!
I have always used warm mineral oil drops put in the ear. Then put in a piece of cotton to keep it from running out. Also, at Walmart they have some drops over in the pharmacy that are made for earache relief. They are simply called earache relief drops.. Also, the following site has LOTS of info. I have tried a few of them and have heard of the garlic one as well. I have heard that it works well and fast. I hope one of these remedies gives your little one some relief. Best wishes. http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/2408…
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this may sound like an old wives tale but warm up some olive oil & soak a cotton ball in it & stick it in his ear. My grandmother has done it on me several times & pain went away. i also know a few moms that has tried this with their infants. Really works!
I know what works for me. I just got over a really bad ear infection using it
1 part garlic oil 2 part olive oil
Agree with the others. Warm garlic oil works well! I make my own with pureed garlic in olive oil. Warm it gently, then straing out the garlic pieces. Put a few drops into the child’s ear and then put a cotton ball in the ear. have the child lay on their side with the afflicted ear up for awhile.
**DO NOT do this if the eardrum has ruptured**
heat helps……use a blow dryer or a heating pad…if this doesn’t help it is more than likely an ear infection and u need to go to the doctor…..not doing so can cause the ear drum to rupture.
My son had an ear ache a while back and I used Samilosan drops I bought at Walmart. They worked like a charm! He felt better in no time.
My mother in law, a homeopathic healer, suggested a clove of garlic in the ear – it’s a natural antibiotic. Personally, I think it’s a bit weird but she says it works for her.
Do you think it could be an ear infection? Drops won’t help that so perhaps a doctor visit wouldn’t be a bad idea.
I had bad ear inffections while growing up. One thing that would help while waiting for the meds to kick in, is taking a clean washrag. Cut up a onion, put it in the rag, and get the bottom where the onions sitting damp. Then put it on the ear. I know it sounds odd, but the onion draws out the toxins.
Home Remedies for Earache
1. A good Home Remedy for Earache is to put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in the painful ear.
2. Put 2 drops of holy basil leaves’ juice in the ear to treat earache.
3. Chop a piece of garlic, tie it within a small cotton ball, dip it in alcohol. Wring any excess alcohol and put it in the aching ear. It is an effective Home Remedy for Earache.
4. Dip ½ cotton wool ball in olive oil, heat it in the microwave (about 20 seconds) till it becomes warm, not hot, wring excess oil till it becomes damp and then insert it in ear.
5. Put little garlic juice in the painful ear due to its antibiotic properties that relieve the pain.http://www.askaquery.com/question/Effect…
Try the following home remedies:
Ear Pain Natural Care with Onion:
Onion is a bulb with a yellow – white color. It grows underground and has green, hollow leaves that grow above the ground. The onion is used as a home remedy and it belongs to the family of the garlic. It can be eaten fresh in salads, or cooked in casseroles, dishes and many more.
* Take one onion and grind it. Mix with olive oil, heat, cool and after cool enough drip one drop in the painful ear.
* Mix almond oil and onion juice, drip one drop in the painful ear to help with the ear pain.
Garlic Home Remedies for Ear Pain:
Garlic is a member of the onion family. It is very useful in health problems.
Garlic can be consumed cooked or rough in salads, dishes, as a powder, in soups and more.
* Put some garlic juices on a cotton stick and apply in the ear.
* Cook garlic cloves and mustard to make ear drops. When the mixture is cool enough, drip into the ear to relief the pain.
* Cook oilve oil and grind garlic to make home remedies ear drops. Use only when cool enough.
Ear Pain Home Remedies with Chamomile:
Chamomile is a plant which can be used as a home remedy, for aromatic purposes and more.
The chamomile is relaxing and soothing and can help gas problems and more. The chamomile is usually consumed as a tea.
* Make a home remedy from chamomile leaves, by making tea from the leaves, soak a cotton ball in the warm tea and put on the painful ear, make sure its not too hot.
Here are a few home remedies for ear infection, that is if your ache is caused by an infection:
1. Mix olive oil and lavender oil, soak a cotton ball in the liquid and apply on the ear.
2. Put some mango leaves in 2 cups of water and boil, use the liquid to apply with a cotton ball in the aching ear.
3. Dice an onion and cook with olive oil, apply the juices on the infected ear with a cotton pad.
4. Olive oil and garlic and known to be effective when suffering from ear pain.
5. Warm water can relief the pain when suffering from ear aches. You can soak a cotton ball or a cloth in warm water and apply on the afflicted area.
6. Heat a cloth and put on the ear.
7. When suffering from ear pain you should drink 8-10 cups of water a day.